Pimple P, et al. - In this prospective cohort study that included 662 subjects with stable coronary artery disease, researchers examined the link between a composite measure of psychological distress and incident cardiovascular events. To predict an adjudicated composite end point of adverse events (ie, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, or unstable angina), the investigators used a composite score of psychological distress derived by summation of Z-transformed psychological distress symptom scales (depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, anger, hostility, and perceived stress). Participants were followed up for a mean duration of 2.8 years. Overall, the researchers noted that the link between higher psychological distress and future cardiovascular events was evident in women only among patients with coronary artery disease.