Abstract
Article: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Circulation Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Depression
Authors: Vasileios Saleptsis, Maria Papaliaga, Konstantinos Spanos, George Kouvelos, Nicos Labropoulos, Angelos Halaris, and Athanasios Giannoukas
Category: Cardiac (Adult) [AE]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Circulation Markers of Inflammation in Patients With Depression,” you will be able to:
List the most commonly used markers for subclinical atherosclerosis
Describe the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire
Summarize the relationship between common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with and without a diagnosis of depressive disorder (DD)
Which of the following has been widely used as a sonographic marker for subclinical atherosclerosis? A. CCA-IMT B. C-reactive protein C. Depressive disorders D. sVCAM
Which of the following scores would indicate moderate depression using the BDI questionnaire? A. 5 B. 15 C. 25 D. 35
Which of the following was a primary outcome assessed by the researchers in the current study? A. Difference in sVCAM between groups B. Difference in total cholesterol between groups C. Difference in vascular endothelial growth factor between groups D. Difference in CCA-IMT between groups
Which of the following is a result from the current study? A. Higher levels of total cholesterol were noted in the control group. B. Multiple people in the control group had carotid plaque. C. Smoking was more prevalent in the control group. D. The CCA-IMT was not different between the two groups.
Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion proposed by the researchers in the current study? A. Inflammatory biomarkers were higher in the control group. B. Patients with DD did not have higher CCA-IMT measures. C. Patients with DD had lower levels of smoking. D. The control group had higher levels of serum lipids.
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