European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on August 16, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(20):2577; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn370
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Psychology, cardiology, and gender
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
University Hospital Split
oltanska 1, 21000 Split
Croatia
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Email: viktor.culic@st.t-com.hr
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A meta-analysis of data on a 2 year psychological treatment in patients following a cardiac event performed by Linden et al. found no benefit on morbidity and mortality in women.1 Speculation included higher prevalence of obesity, physical inactivity and major depression, lower levels of social support and higher marital