Effects of percutaneous coronary intervention on depressive symptoms in chronic stable angina patients

Depression is present in 1 of 5 outpatients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and a well-documented risk factor for recurrent cardiac events and mortality. We examined the impact of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), on depressive symptoms, in chronic stable angina (CSA) patients. On prospe...

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Published in:Psychiatry investigation 2012, 9(3), , pp.252-256
Main Authors: Park, Mahn-Won, Kim, Ji-Hun, Her, Sung-Ho, Cho, Jung-Sun, Choi, Min-Seok, Gweon, Tae-Geun, Ju, Il-Nam, Baek, Ju-Yeol, Seung, Ki-Bae, Go, Hyojin
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Summary:Depression is present in 1 of 5 outpatients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and a well-documented risk factor for recurrent cardiac events and mortality. We examined the impact of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), on depressive symptoms, in chronic stable angina (CSA) patients. On prospective and non-randomized trial, consecutive CSA patients (n=171), who had undergone coronary angiography from January 2006 to December 2007, were included. Patients were subdivided into PCI and non-PCI groups, and then completed 21-item the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), at the baseline and pre-discharge, to assess the depressive symptoms. A total of 108 (63%) patients were assigned to the non-PCI group, and 63 (37%) patients to the PCI group. Using an independent t-test, we found that patients with PCI were significantly older (non-PCI vs. PCI; 57±11 vs. 64±10, years, p
ISSN:1738-3684
1976-3026
DOI:10.4306/pi.2012.9.3.252