Patients with depression less likely to follow critical medication plan following heart procedure JAMA_current jamanetworkopen
Prior research has found that patients with depression have up to a three-fold increased risk of health problems or death after a heart attack than those without depression.
"It is well-appreciated that depression carries adverse cardiovascular risk. We wanted to understand better why that is the case," said Jared W. Magnani, M.D., M.Sc., UPMC cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Pitt."We found that 10%-20% of individuals with depression were less likely to take their medicine after PCI—which is significant—because this group is at a higher risk for serious complications or dying from a heart attack.
The study examined the records of more than 124,000 patients who underwent PCI and were diagnosed with depression by a medical provider. Magnani and his team used medical claims data that incorporated prescriptions filled at pharmacies to track if patients kept up with prescriptions.adherence is a critical component of cardiovascular disease prevention—but it is complex.
Magnani suggests that providers incorporate depression screenings to develop ways to improve medication adherence and
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