What is it about?
In brief, this research is a placebo controlled clinical trial that shows a link between major depressive disorder and hypertension. It demonstrates that depressive and hypertensive individuals have their heart rate decreased , but not their blood pressure values, when they were treated for depression with escitalopram.
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Why is it important?
Although cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders have an enormous impact on global health, there are few clinical trials which link them both.
Perspectives
This research shows that more work should be done in order to elucidate the mechanisms which mental disorders are related to hypertension development.
Marcello Finardi Peixoto
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Effects of SSRI medication on heart rate and blood pressure in individuals with hypertension and depression, Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, July 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2018.1501058.
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