Heart failure and suicide: the role of depression

In a case-control study of over 5600 adults from Taiwan published in this month's Journal of Cardiac Failure, Liu and colleagues observed that individuals diagnosed with HF within the past two years were at significantly elevated risk for suicide, even when accounting for physical problems, psychiatric illness, and other suicide risk factors.1 Furthermore, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cancer were associated with an increased risk of suicide in adjusted analyses.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research