PAD patients with depression had worse recovery, women twice as likely to be depressed

(American Heart Association) Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and symptoms of depression had worse recovery, according to an analysis of PAD patients receiving vascular care at a specialty clinic. Researchers detected about twice the rate of depressive symptoms among women than men. This research is the first to document the link between depressive symptoms and PAD recovery among patients newly diagnosed with PAD, which illustrates the need for a multidisciplinary approach to improv...