Evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms and their relationship with subclinical myocardial dysfunction by left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients who recovered from COVID-19


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Baykız D., Polat I., Govdeli E. A., Karaca Özer P., Karaayvaz E. B., Köroğlu S. B., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.365, sa.2, ss.130-144, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 365 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.09.003
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.130-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Left ventricular global longitudinal strain, Stress
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a great impact on patients' physical problems as well as psychological status. However, there is limited data about the impact of psychological problems on cardiac function during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health disorders and subclinical early myocardial systolic dysfunction by left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) imaging in patients recovered from COVID-19.Methods: Of the 108 participants, 71 patients had recovered from COVID-19; the members of the study group were prospectively recruited to the study after COVID-19 recovery. Comparisons were made with a risk-factor matched control group (n=37). The psychological status of the subjects, namely, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), and the Impact of Events Scale (IES-R) at follow-up visits, were assessed via questionnaire forms. The relationship between the psychological parameters and LVGLS values was subsequently evaluated.Results: Overall, 45.0% of patients with COVID-19 had some degree of anxiety after recovery. A significant negative correlation was found between LVGLS and DASS-21 total score, DASS-21 anxiety subscale score, IES-R total score, and IES-R intrusion subscale score (r=-0.251, p=0.02; r=-0.285, p=0.008; r=-0.291, p=0.007; and r=-0.367, p=0.001, respectively). Furthermore, the DASS-21 total score was identified as an independent predictor of LVGLS (b=-0.186, p=0.03).Conclusions: Patients who suffered from the COVID-19 disease may have experienced psychological distress symptoms due to COVID-19, which may be associated with silent impairment in myocardial systolic functions measured by global longitudinal strain analysis.