Patients aged 50 years or older with depression were found to have a significantly greater risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm than those without depression, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers observed that patients with depressive symptoms had an approximately 30% higher risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) compared with those who do not (HR = 1.32, 95% CI, 1.08–1.61).