Depression as an independent prognostic factor for all-cause mortality after a hospital admission for worsening heart failure

Sokoreli, I. et al. (2016) Depression as an independent prognostic factor for all-cause mortality after a hospital admission for worsening heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 220, pp. 202-207. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.068) (PMID:27389442)

Abstract

Background: Depression is associated with increased mortality amongst patients with chronic heart failure (HF). Whether depression is an independent predictor of outcome in patients admitted for worsening of HF is unclear. Methods: OPERA-HF is an observational study enrolling patients hospitalized with worsening HF. Depression was assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) questionnaire. Comorbidity was assessed by the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to estimate the association between depression and all-cause mortality. Results: Of 242 patients who completed the HADS-D questionnaire, 153, 54 and 35 patients had no (score 0–7), mild (score 8–10) or moderate-to-severe (score 11–21) depression, respectively. During follow-up, 35 patients died, with a median time follow-up of 360 days amongst survivors (interquartile range, IQR 217–574 days). In univariable analysis, moderate-to-severe depression was associated with an increased risk of death (HR: 4.9; 95% CI: 2.3 to 10.2; P < 0.001) compared to no depression. Moderate-to-severe depression also predicted all-cause mortality after controlling for age, CCI score, NYHA class IV, NT-proBNP and treatment with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, beta-blocker and diuretics (HR: 3.0; 95% CI: 1.3 to 7.0; P < 0.05). Conclusions: Depression is strongly associated with an adverse outcome in the year following discharge after an admission to hospital for worsening HF. The association is only partly explained by the severity of HF or comorbidity. Further research is required to demonstrate whether recognition and treatment of depression improves patient outcomes.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Ioanna Sokoreli, Gert-Jan de Vries, Steffen Pauws, Jarno Riistama, Aleksandra Tesanovic and Gijs Geleijnse are employed by Philips Research. John Cleland, Andrew Clark, Syed Kazmi, Kevin Goode have received departmental research support from Philips.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cleland, Professor John
• Authors: Sokoreli, I., de Vries, J.J.G., Riistama, J.M., Pauws, S.C., Steyerberg, E.W., Tesanovic, A., Geleijnse, G., Goode, K.M., Crundall-Goode, A., Kazmi, S., Cleland, J.G.F., and Clark, A.L.
• Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Robertson Centre
• Journal Name: International Journal of Cardiology
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0167-5273
• Published Online: 23 June 2016
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Cardiology 220:202-207
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher