Ishemic heart disease and electrocardiographic changes in hospitalized mental patients

Maka Gegenava, George Kavtaradze

Department of Internal Diseases №1, Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia

Spread of the ischemic heart disease (IHD) in psychiatric patient is less studied, only several studies have demonstrated higher rates of cardiovascular death among hospitalized mental patients, particulary those with schizophreania, compared with the general population. The aim of present work was to reveal electrocardiographic changes in patients with schizophrenia and to make their analysis. Totally electrocardiographic changes were manifested in 44,3% of the patients, normal ECG data were obtained in 55,7% of the patients. Out of 30 healthy people studied only 2 (6,6%) showed electrocardiographic changes. As the results have shown, ECG changes occurred in quite high rate (44,3%) amongst the patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords:  ischemic heart disease, EKG changes, schizophrenia