Screening cardiovascular risk in patients with high depression scores

Authors

  • Burkay Yakar Firat University
  • Yusuf Haydar Ertekin Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.343.14560

Keywords:

Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk, Framingham Risk Score, Beck Depression Inventory, Primary Health Care Services

Abstract

Objective: Protection against cardiovascular diseases is provided by the dynamics of risk screening and counseling of primary health care services. Depression is known to pose a risk for cardiovascular diseases. The aim of our study was to determine which specific features of well?known depressed people who had not yet experienced a cardiovascular event were associated with cardiovascular risk.

Methods: This study was conducted in patients at the

Author Biography

Yusuf Haydar Ertekin, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Department of Family Medicine, Assist.Prof.Dr.

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Published

2018-06-11

How to Cite

Yakar, B., & Ertekin, Y. H. (2018). Screening cardiovascular risk in patients with high depression scores. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.343.14560

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 3 (2018): May - June 2018

Section

Original Articles