Influence of autonomic disorders on the quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease

Materials and methods. 276 patients with angina pectoris II-IV functional class, aged from 38 to 67 years - mean age 56.9 (8.4) years were examined. The level of autonomic disorders was assessed according to the questionnaire of autonomic disorders of the Department of Pathology of the Autonomic Nervous System of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. The quality of life (QoL) was assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), the level of state and trait anxiety was studied by The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) - Spielberger questionnaire and the level of depressive disorders was studied by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The data are presented as mean and standard deviation - M (SD). Results. Clinically expressed autonomic disorders were observed in 231 patients (83.4%). 25 patients with autonomic disorders were treated with the neuroleptic - sulpiride. The total score of autonomic disorders decreased by 22.3% to 40.3±8.0 points (p