Needs of depressed patients with coronary artery disease
Polikandrioti Maria
Depression is a complex disorder commonly present in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) that is independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of depression in various heart diseases ranges from 15% to 20%.1,2 Although, uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of coronary disease is experienced by the majority of hospitalized patients, however depression does not consist a normal response to the process of disease.
