Depressive symptoms and dispositional optimism in relation to mortality in older post-myocardial infarction patients

Mental well-being, characterized by low depressive symptoms and high dispositional optimism, is a protective factor against (cardiovascular) mortality in the general population. We aimed to assess whether such a relationship is also present in patients who have a history of MI, and whether it is independent of classic CVD risk factors. A secondary analysis of the Alpha Omega Trial cohort study was carried out, including 3566 patients with MI in...