Study Report
Reference
| Citation | Alves, 2006 PubMed |
| Full Info | Alves, T.C., Rays, J., Fraguas, R., Jr., Wajngarten, M., Telles, R.M., Duran, F.L., Meneghetti, J.C., Robilotta, C.C., Prando, S., De Castro, C.C. et al. (2006) Association between major depressive symptoms in heart failure and impaired regional cerebral blood flow in the medial temporal region: a study using 99m Tc-HMPAO single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT). Psychol Med, 36, 597-608.
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Study
| Hypothesis or Background |
Depressive symptoms are frequently associated with heart failure (HF), but the brain mechanisms underlying such association are unclear. We hypothesized that the presence of major depressive disorder (MDD) emerging after the onset of HF would be associated with regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) abnormalities in medial temporal regions previously implicated in primary MDD, namely the hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus.
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| Sample Information | 17 elderly MDD-HF(heart failure) patients, 17 non-depressed HF patients, and 18 healthy controls |
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| Method Detail | Using 99mTc-SPECT, we measured rCBF in 17 elderly MDD-HF patients, 17 non-depressed HF patients, and 18 healthy controls, matched for demographic variables. Group differences were investigated with Statistical Parametric Mapping. |
| Method Keywords | single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) |
| Result | Significant rCBF reductions in MDD-HF patients relative to both non-depressed HF patients and healthy controls were detected in the left anterior parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus (ANOVA, p=0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons) and the right posterior hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (p=0.005 corrected). In the overall HF group, there was a negative correlation between the severity of depressive symptoms and rCBF in the right posterior hippocampal/parahippocampal region (p=0.045 corrected). |
| Conclusions | These findings are consistent with the notion that the medial temporal region is vulnerable to brain perfusion deficits associated with HF, and provide evidence that such functional deficits may be specifically implicated in the pathophysiology of MDD associated with HF. |
Relationships reported by
Alves, 2006
| Component A Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component A Type |
Component B Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component B Type |
Statistical Result |
Relationship Description |
Result Category (Positive/Negative)) |
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MDD
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syndrome |
Hippocampus (hippocampus) |
brain morphology and function |
left anterior ANOVA, P-value = 0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons; right posterior P-value = 0.005 corrected |
Significant rCBF(regional cerebral blood flow) reductions in MDD-HF(heart failure) patients relative to both non-depressed HF patients and healthy controls were detected in the left anterior parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus (ANOVA, p=0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons) and the right posterior hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (p=0.005 corrected). |
Positive
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MDD
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syndrome |
Parahippocampal gyrus (parahippocampal gyrus) |
brain morphology and function |
left anterior ANOVA, P-value = 0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons; right posterior P-value = 0.005 corrected |
Significant rCBF(regional cerebral blood flow) reductions in MDD-HF(heart failure) patients relative to both non-depressed HF patients and healthy controls were detected in the left anterior parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus (ANOVA, p=0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons) and the right posterior hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (p=0.005 corrected). |
Positive
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MDD
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syndrome |
left anterior parahippocampal gyrus (left anterior parahippocampal gyrus) |
brain morphology and function |
left anterior ANOVA, P-value = 0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons |
Significant rCBF(regional cerebral blood flow) reductions in MDD-HF(heart failure) patients relative to both non-depressed HF patients and healthy controls were detected in the left anterior parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus (ANOVA, p=0.008 corrected for multiple comparisons) and the right posterior hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus (p=0.005 corrected). |
Positive
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