The brain connection between stress and heart: a convincing research opportunity to reduce risk and gender disparity in cardiovascular disease

Sciagrà, Roberto; Martini, Anna Lisa; Allocca, Michela

doi:10.1007/s12350-021-02583-0

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“…Psychiatric morbidities, such as depression and anxiety, are prevalent in patients with heart disease (4). For several decades, clinicians recognized anxiety and depression in patients with heart problems, including patients with heart attack, heart failure, as well as systemic hypertension, particularly in those patients hospitalized in the coronary care unit (4)(5)(6)(7). It is anticipated that by 2020, ischemic heart disease and depression will become the first and second contributors to health impairment and mortality globally (8).…”

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“…Despite anxiety is a natural and anticipated reaction to a heart attack or the dangers of living with a chronic condition, persistent or severe anxiety is not normal and has significant health implications for individuals (5,(10)(11)(12). Detection and treatment of the psychiatric condition (anxiety and depression) in patients affected with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been shown to enhance the CAD patients' survival rate and life expectancy (7).…”

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Assessment of Depression and Anxiety Among Admitted People With Heart Disease Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study in a Bangladeshi Population During the COVID-19

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ObjectiveDepression and anxiety are widespread and chronic among patients with heart disease. We wanted to determine the proportion of heart patients with depression and anxiety levels as well as factors contributing toward depression and anxiety among hospitalized heart disease patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the COVID-19 era.MethodsThe study comprised a total of 384 participants with a confirmed heart disease diagnosis. We conducted a cross-sectional study from 5th March to 27th June 2021. The hospital-based study admitted patients sequentially with a new or pre-existing heart disease diagnosis to one of Dhaka's two leading hospitals. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale screened all individuals for depression and anxiety.ResultMost of the respondents (88.2%) were male and within the age categories of 51–60 years (32.81%). 96.6% of the patients were married, 30% had no income, 36.6% had only completed classes 1–5, and ~47% resided in rural areas. Approximately 36% of the study participants were former smokers, with 31% current smokers. Borderline abnormal and abnormal levels of anxiety and borderline abnormal and abnormal levels of depression were found in (23.9%, 49.4%) and (55.7%, 13.3%), respectively, of hospitalized patients. Age, residence, profession, monthly income, and chronic disease were significant predictors of anxiety, while only gender remained significantly associated with depression.ConclusionHospitalized Bangladeshi patients with heart disease had moderate levels of depression and anxiety. There is a need to develop a quick screening approach in hospitals dealing with hospitalized patients with heart disease to identify those needing extra evaluation and care.

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