Depression Following A Heart Attack Increases Risk Of Death Or Readmission

Posted by on October 28th, 2008 at 05:00am

Science has found many links between depression and other serious medical illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. For example, people who develop depression following a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or chest pain (angina) have an elevated risk of cardiac death or hospital readmission over the following year.

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