Depressive symptom clusters and optimistic traits are associated with left ventricular mass increase in older subjects independently of blood pressure levels and hypertension

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2015 Aug;15(8):1099-101. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12501.

Authors

Giovanni Viscogliosi^{1

2}, Iulia Maria Chiriac², Franca Pellegrini², Flavio Brutti², Carlo Bellomi², Paola Andreozzi¹, Evaristo Ettorre¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Division of Gerontology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.

PMID: 26391539
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12501

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Blood Pressure Determination
Cluster Analysis
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Depression / epidemiology*
Depression / physiopathology
Echocardiography, Doppler / methods
Female
Geriatric Assessment / methods
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Hypertension / physiopathology
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / epidemiology*
Incidence
Linear Models
Male
Prognosis
Severity of Illness Index