Impact of Identification and Treatment of Depression in Heart Transplant Patients

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristics	Depressed; ( = 26)	Nondepressed; ( = 75)	value
Age	57.6 ± 12.3	56.8 ± 14	.79
Gender	Male 65% (17)	Male 76% (58)	.0027
	Female 35% (9)	Female 23% (17)	.0027
Race
Caucasian	81% (21)	75% (56)	.53
African American	15% (4)	15% (11)	1.00
Hispanic	4% (1)	5% (4)	.8
Asian	0%	5% (4)	.24
Ischemic cold time	183	196	.14
LVAD	46%	45%	.92
Etiology
ICM	38%	39%	.92
DCM	42%	37%	.65
Valv	4%	5%	.83
Myo	0%	3%	.37
Chemo	12%	11%	.88
Cong	4%	1%	.32
Fam	0%	3%	.37
TCAD	0%	1%	.60

LVAD = left ventricular assist device, ICM = ischemic cardiomyopathy, DCM = dilated cardiomyopathy, Valv = valvular cardiomyopathy, Myo = myocarditis, Cong = congenital cardiomyopathy, Fam = familial cardiomyopathy, Chemo = chemotherapy induced cardiomyopathy, and TCAD = transplant coronary artery disease.