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Severity Of Depression, Anxious Distress And The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In A Swedish Population-Based Cohort., Aysha Almas, Yvonne Forsell,, Romaina Iqbal, Imre Janszky,, Jette Moller

Department of Medicine

Background: Depression is known to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This population-based cohort study aimed to determine the association between depression of varying severity and risk for CVD and to study the effect of concomitant anxious distress on this association.

Methods: We utilized data from a longitudinal cohort study of mental health, work and relations among adults (20–64 years), with a total of 10,443 individuals. Depression and anxious distress were assessed using psychiatric rating scales and defined according to DSM-5. Outcomes were register-based and self-reported cardiovascular diseases.

Findings: Overall increased odds ratios of 1.5 to 2.6 were seen …

Measuring Adherence To Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines For The Management Of Hypertension In Women, Cristina M. Jorgensen

DNP Projects

Approximately 1 in 3 adults In the United States (U. S.) with approximately half being women have hypertension, a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke (Nwankwo, Yoon, Burt, & Gu, 2013). Nearly 70% of people who had a first heart attack, 80% of those who had a first stroke, and 75% of those who had congestive heart failure (CHF) have hypertension (Mozaffarian et al., 2013). Hypertension was the underlying or contributing cause of more than 375,000 deaths in 2011. Despite multiple publications of national hypertension guidelines, only 50% of adults with hypertension have their blood pressure under …