JUDGING THE PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN INDIAN SUBJECTS WITH HEART FAILURE

Abstract

Background: Depression and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have a high prevalence. Subjects with CVD have a higher prevalence of depression with higher mortality rates compared to the general population. Worse outcomes are reported in depressed subjects with CVD compared to non-depressed subjects. The graded relationship is reported as the higher the severity of depression, the higher is risk of cardiovascular events and mortality.