Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression are common. Patients with CVD have more depression than the general population. Persons with depression are more likely to eventually develop CVD and also have a higher mortality rate than the general population. Patients with CVD, who are also depressed, have a worse outcome than those patients who are not depressed. There is a graded relationship: the more severe the depression, the higher the subsequent risk of mortality and other cardiovascular events. Materials and methods: The cross-sectional epidemiologic research was conducted at Hospital with the recruitment of 205 participants. Each participant underwent a 30-question screening for depression, anxiety, and related risk factors. The “Hospital, Anxiety, and Depression Scale” (HADS score) was used to score subjects for the assessment of both comorbidities. The data points were subsequently analyzed by descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Result: Among 90 participants, 70 (77.8%) were male and 20 (22.2%) were female with a mean age of 59.71 years. Our sample reflects a prevalence of 52.7% depression and 56.9% anxiety in Saudi heart failure patients. High depression scores were positively related to age, female gender, hospital readmissions, and pre-existing comorbidities in heart failure patients. Conclusion: Despite the substantial link between depression and HF, their combination is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Although an HF comorbidity management programme could be effective for the diagnosis and treatment of concomitant depression, a plan with a multidisciplinary approach did not improve outcomes or symptoms.

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