The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 606-610 , September 2010

Clinical depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and comorbid depression and posttraumatic stress disorder as risk factors for in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

  • Tam K. Dao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Houston, Houston, Tex
    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Mental Health Service Line, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Tam K. Dao, PhD, University of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Danny Chu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Justin Springer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Mental Health Service Line, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Raja R. Gopaldas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex, and USA Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Deleene S. Menefee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Mental Health Service Line, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Thomas Anderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Mental Health Service Line, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Emily Hiatt, BA

      Affiliations

    • University of Houston, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Quang Nguyen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Psychology, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Mental Health Service Line, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex

Received 5 June 2009 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 25 October 2009.

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 Supported by the Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01413-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.046

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 606-610 , September 2010

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