Abstract
The aim of our study was to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms in patients with acute coronary events.
Methods: Depression screening was performed in patients with coronary diseases in Chapidze Center (Tbilisi, Georgia). Thetotal number of participants was 123. Coronarography was performed in all patients. Coronary obstruction was definedas 50% and more stenosis in the left main coronary artery or70% and more stenosis in major coronary arteries (7). Patients’ data were collected from hospital recordings. All subjects signe daninformed consentat at the admission to the hospital. Depression screening was approved by the ethical committee of theTbilisi State Medical University. History of arterial hypertension was categorized into twogroups, negative/ positive.
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