Depression and cardiac biomarkers in brain stimulation therapy. (IMAGE)

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Depression and cardiac biomarkers in brain stimulation therapy.

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Depression and cardiac biomarkers in brain stimulation therapy. (Left) Depression affects millions worldwide, with at least one-third of patients not responding well to conventional treatments. (Right) Electrocardiogram patterns during brain stimulation showing heart rate deceleration within 45 seconds (increased intervals between beats) that predicts treatment success at 6 weeks. 

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Created by Julio Licinio. Sources: (Left) Fotorech, Pixabay, 2015, File ID: 2635043, CC0; (Right) John Campbell, Flickr, 104346167@N06/16231219277, 2016. Commons. CC0

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