[The influence of depression on the aggregate state of blood in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases].

The work is dedicated to the effects of the psychoemotional status of patients older than 65 suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD) and arterial hypertension (AH) on the aggregative status of blood. Sixty-eight patients with mild stable stenocardia accompanied by AH and comorbid depression (CD) were examined; 28 elderly patients with CAD, AH, and no CD constituted the comparison group. The study found that CD in elderly patients with stable stenocardia did not only lower the quality of life, but also worsened hemodynamic parameters. CD increases hypercoagulatory shift, inhibits the fibrinolytic system of blood, and elevates the risk of thrombus formation.