Role of depression in secondary prevention of Chinese coronary heart disease patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coronary heart disease (CHD) patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have higher rates of depression than the general population. However, few researchers have assessed the impact of depression on the secondary prevention of CHD in China.

Objective

The main purpose of this investigation was to explore the relationship between depression and secondary prevention of CHD in Chinese patients after PCI.

Methods

This descriptive, cross-sectional one-site study recruited both elective and emergency PCI patients one year after discharge. Data from 1934 patients were collected in the clinic using questionnaires and medical history records between August 2013 and September 2015. Depression was evaluated by the 9-item Patient Health Ques

SUBMITTER: Feng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5739347 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature