Depression and cardiovascular disease: Mind the gap in the guidelines
We are pleased to share that HLC Group Leader Prof. Dr. med. Edouard Battegay and colleagues have just published a new paper on “Depression and Cardiovascular Disease: Mind the Gap in the Guidelines” in the European Heart Journal.
The key takeaways are:
- Addressing depression in cardiovascular patients is a win-win, improving both quality of life and cardiovascular outcomes.
- Guidelines must go beyond labeling depression as a risk factor and provide actionable recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and treatment to ensure holistic care.
What does this mean for healthcare?
- Research needs funding and collaboration across disciplines, opening new ways of thinking.
- Guidelines should be developed by agencies considering major comorbidities that shorten and worsen lives.
- Healthcare systems must care for patients with multiple conditions simultaneously.
- Hospitals without integrated psychiatry are outdated concepts.
- We need shared digital tools that follow patients seamlessly across their healthcare journeys.
You can access the paper here.