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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2017

The Relationship between Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

I-Mei Lin, Hsueh-Chen Lu, Chih-Sheng Chu, Chee-Siong Lee, Ye-Hsu Lu, Tsung-Hsien Lin

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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I-Mei LinDepartment of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University.
Hsueh-Chen LuDepartment of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University.
Chih-Sheng ChuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
Chee-Siong LeeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
Ye-Hsu LuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
Tsung-Hsien LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundNoninvasive brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is an index for arterial stiffness in coronary artery disease (CAD). Depression has been connected to increased adverse cardiac events and mortality among patients with CAD. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between arterial stiffness and depressive symptoms among patients with CAD.

methodsEighty-six patients with CAD were recruited. Demographic characteristics and Beck Depressive Inventory II scores were obtained from the study participants, and resting baPWV was measured by using a noninvasive device. Thereafter, the participants were divided into mild and severe arteriosclerosis groups according to baPWV values.

resultsAfter adjusting the age, use of β-blockers, and left ventricular ejection fraction, there were higher somatic symptoms of depression in the severe arteriosclerosis group than those in the mild arteriosclerosis group, in particular concentration difficulty, changes in appetite, and fatigue. A multiple regression analysis indicated that baPWV was related to somatic symptoms of depression after adjusting the covariates of CAD risk factors. However, this association was not found between baPWV and cognitive symptoms of depression, and the total score of depression.

conclusionsThis study supports the proposition that somatic symptom of depression was related to arterial stiffness among patients with CAD.

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Arterial stiffnessCADDepression

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PMCPMC5445249
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