The Relationship between Coronary Artery Disease and Depression and Anxiety Scores

Risk factors, lab parameters, angiographic characteristics and outcomes of coronary artery disease in young South Asian patients: a systematic review

“…Furthermore, the psychiatric treatment of these patients may improve the overall prognosis of CAD. 104 With regard to angiographic features, young patients with CAD from South Asia were more likely to have SVD than DVD or TVD. A similar distribution of angiographic characteristics was reported in young White patients.…”

Managing patients with sex-, race-, or ethnicity-based cardiovascular health inequities

“…64 The mechanisms for this association are multifactorial but are thought to include increased sympathetic nervous system activation leading to increased risk of dysrhythmias, intermittent elevations in heart rate and BP facilitating the development of atherosclerosis, and abnormal platelet activation and endothelial damage resulting from elevations in inflammatory biomarkers and cytokines. 65,66 Excess proinflammatory biomarker and cytokine release results from the hyperreactivity of neuroimmunologic and endocrinologic pathways stimulated in response to repeated exposures to negative stressors. 63 Along with an increased prevalence of CAD among transgender and nonbinary communities, patients who were persistently anxious were at 5 times higher risk for developing complications at 2 years following an ACS event (OR = 5, 95% CI 1.27-38.8; P = .05).…”

“…Research has found that patients with mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder are at an increased risk for developing CAD 64. The mechanisms for this association are multifactorial but are thought to include increased sympathetic nervous system activation leading to increased risk of dysrhythmias, intermittent elevations in heart rate and BP facilitating the development of atherosclerosis, and abnormal platelet activation and endothelial damage resulting from elevations in inflammatory biomarkers and cytokines 65,66. Excess proinflammatory biomarker and cytokine release results from the hyperreactivity of neuroimmunologic and endocrinologic pathways stimulated in response to repeated exposures to negative stressors 63…”

Functional Evaluation of Coronary Stenosis: is Quantitative Flow Ratio a Step Forward?

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a serious cause of mortality worldwide. 1,2 Newer diagnostic and treatment methods have undoubtedly made a major contribution to CAD care during the past decades, considerably improving patient outcomes. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a frequently performed invasive procedure globally, improving survival in patients with acute coronary syndromes and relieving symptoms in stable patients with substantial coronary stenosis (CS) and confi rmed myocardial ischemia.…”