| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Black 1998 | Study investigated psychologically distressed patients (depression was not explicitly assessed) |
| Bucknall 1988 | Study investigated a sample of heart disease patients, which was not restricted to CAD |
| Davidson 2010 | Study investigated patient‐preference, stepped‐care depression treatment (including no treatment, problem‐solving therapy and/or pharmacotherapy) versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Fu 2006 | Control group unclear (treatment with "Shierkang tablets") |
| González‐Jaimes 2003 | Study investigated patients with acute myocardial infarction and adjustment disorder with depressed mood (DSM‐IV: 309.0), but not depression |
| Kachkovskii 2006 | Control group unclear |
| Mohapatra 2005 | Study compares pharmacological treatment versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Norris 2009 | Study investigated effectiveness of providing follow‐up information regarding mental health services to depressed patients after cardiac catheterization |
| Oldridge 1991 | Intervention not specifically for treating depression |
| Pogosova 2004 | Study compared pharmacological treatment versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Pogosova 2009 | Study compared pharmacological treatment versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Rollman 2009 | Study investigated telephone‐delivered collaborative care versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Schrader 2005 | Study investigated effectiveness of different forms of communication between hospital psychiatric services and general practitioners of depressed cardiac patients Sample of heart disease patients not restricted to CAD |
| Stern 1983 | Study compared counselling versus exercise therapy, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
| Veith 1982 | Sample of heart disease patients not restricted to CAD |
| Zeng 2001 | Study compared pharmacological treatment versus usual care, which is not a pre‐defined comparison of this review |
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