Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness in Depression Patients
ALPHA PSYCHIATRY(2023)
摘要
Background: It has been known that there is a significant correlation between depres-sion and cardiovascular diseases. However, the reasons behind this correlation that could affect mortality and morbidity were not fully identified. The present study aimed to ana-lyze arterial stiffness diagnosed with ultrasonography, which could be associated with car-diovascular disease risks in depression patients, and to compare the findings with those of healthy controls. Methods:The study was conducted with 35 depression patients and 35 healthy individu -als. Routine complete blood and biochemistry tests were requested for all patients, and their weight and height, waist circumference, and diastolic and systolic arterial blood pressure were measured. Femoral and carotid artery intima-media thickness and other arterial stiffness parameters were determined with Doppler ultrasonography. Results: It was determined that the systolic pressure (P = .028) was higher in the patient group (P = .028). Also, the carotid elastic modulus (P = .048) was significantly higher in the patient group. A negative and significant correlation was determined between femoral compliance and chlorpromazine equivalent dose (P = .021, r= -0.389). Conclusion: It was determined that the systolic blood pressure and carotid elastic modulus arterial stiffness parameters were significantly higher in depression patients. Measurable arterial stiffness parameters should be investigated in depression patients as cardiovas-cular risk markers. Furthermore, the determination of the effects of psychotropic drugs employed in arterial stiffness treatment could play an important role in the determination of cardiovascular disease risk in these patients.
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Depression,arterial stiffness,cardiovascular risk,elastic modulus,intima-media thickness
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