Antidepressant Medication Treatment for Depression in Individuals With Chronic Heart Failure

Summary

This study will examine the effect of antidepressant medication on rates of death and disease in depressed people with chronic heart failure.

Timeline

Start

2003-11

Primary completion

2008-03

Completion

2008-09

Publications

• Results O'Connor CM, Jiang W, Kuchibhatla M, Silva SG, Cuffe MS, Callwood DD, Zakhary B, Stough WG, Arias RM, Rivelli SK, Krishnan R; SADHART-CHF Investigators. Safety and efficacy of sertraline for depression in patients with heart failure: results of the SADHART-CHF (Sertraline Against Depression and Heart Disease in Chronic Heart Failure) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 24;56(9):692-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.068.
• Xiong GL, Prybol K, Boyle SH, Hall R, Streilein RD, Steffens DC, Krishnan R, Rogers JG, O'Connor CM, Jiang W; SADHART-CHF Investigators. Inflammation Markers and Major Depressive Disorder in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Results From the Sertraline Against Depression and Heart Disease in Chronic Heart Failure Study. Psychosom Med. 2015 Sep;77(7):808-15. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000216.
• Steffens DC, Wei Jiang, Krishnan KR, Karoly ED, Mitchell MW, O'Connor CM, Kaddurah-Daouk R. Metabolomic differences in heart failure patients with and without major depression. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2010 Jun;23(2):138-46. doi: 10.1177/0891988709358592. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
• Jiang W, O'Connor C, Silva SG, Kuchibhatla M, Cuffe MS, Callwood DD, Zakhary B, Henke E, Arias RM, Krishnan R; SADHART-CHF Investigators. Safety and efficacy of sertraline for depression in patients with CHF (SADHART-CHF): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sertraline for major depression with congestive heart failure. Am Heart J. 2008 Sep;156(3):437-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 Jul 7.

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