Antidepressant drugs and cardio-vascular system

Depression is becoming a more and more frequent problem in highly – developed countries. There exist many factors predisposing to the occurrence of the disease. To most commonly mentioned, are organic CNS damage, genetic factors, disorders in neurotransmitters, and hormone dysfunctions. The disease disturbs the functioning of many organs and systems, causing the increase in the risk of the progression of the coronary disease and venous thrombotic- embolic illness. Antidepressants constitute the heterogenic group in terms of their chemical structure and mechanisms of action. Today it is known that applying them indeed increases the risk of the development of disadvantageous changes in the cardio-vascular system. In this study, an attempt of synthetic analysis of the influence of medicines applied in the treatment of depression on cardiovascular diseases was undertaken.