Ismail Tariq, Ali Anjum, Shahid Hameed Warris, Khawar Abbas Chaudhry, Surya Fazal Hashmi, Richard Robinson Howell.
Prevalence of major depression among the patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) presenting in medical outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital: a cross sectional survey.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):766-9.

Background : Depression is a common comorbid condition, present in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and is independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is suggested that all the patients suffering from CAD should ideally be assessed for depression to improve the prognosis of CAD. Apart from this, the risks and benefits of treatment must also be carefully considered in view of the patient's concomitant heart disease. Aim: To determine the prevalence of major depression among the patients suffering from coronary artery disease Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted at the out patient department of a tertiary care hospital of Lahore. The non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Informed consent was taken from all the patients. DSM 5 criteria was used for the diagnosis of major dépression. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 21. Results : The mean age of patients was 31.68±7.75 years.The male to female ratio was 1.25:1. Out of total 90 patients 27 (30%) patients belong to low socioeconomic ( SES ), 25 (27.8%) belonged to middle and 38 (42.2%) belonged to high SES. Major depression was present in 30 (33.33%) patients. Conclusion : In the current study the prevalence of depression among the patients presenting with diagnosis of coronary artery disease was 33.33%.

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