Effect of sertraline on the recovery rate of cardiac autonomic function in depressed patients after acute myocardial infarction
American Heart JournalPublished 1 October 2001
Allan H. McFarlane, M.V. Kamath, Ernest L. Fallen, Victoria Malcolm, Finu Cherian, Geoff Norman
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In depressed patients who have survived the acute phase of an MI sertraline facilitates the rate of recovery of SDNN, a recognized predictor of clinical outcome, and the short-term power spectral indices, while trending toward a more rapid rate of Recovery in the treated group, did not reach statistical significance compared with the placebo group.
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In depressed patients who have survived the acute phase of an MI sertraline facilitates the rate of recovery of SDNN, a recognized predictor of clinical outcome.
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