Investigation of depression prevalence in slow coronary artery patients

  There is limited information about the association between Coronary Slow Flow (CSF) phenomenon and depression. The aim of this study was investigating the prevalence of depression in slow coronary artery patients in compression of patients with normal coronary artery and Patients with significant coronary stenosis under angiography in Shafa hospital of Kerman in 2018.

 This was a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study that performed on 180 people. All participants were divided in three groups (60 patients with CSF diagnosed by elective Coronary Angiography (CAG), 60 people with Coronary Normal Flow (CNF) and 60 patients with significant Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD) who referred to Shafa hospital of Kerman in 2018. The data collection tool was a questionnaire that included two parts: demographic information and Beck Depression Scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS24  software.

 55 % people were male and 45 % people were female. The results showed that the incidence of mild, moderate, and severe depression is significantly higher among patients with CSF in compromising with normal and coronary stenosis group (P <0.0001); 

 duo to the significant association between depression and CSF, it is necessary for people with cardiovascular disease to be screened about psychiatric problems.