Heart Association Call For Routine Screening Of Heart Patients For Depression Is Premature, Johns Hopkins Expert Says

Posted by on November 20th, 2008 at 06:00am

A Johns Hopkins cardiologist well known for his studies on the links between depression and heart attack says there is not nearly enough evidence yet to support a recent call by the American Heart Association (AHA) to begin routine screening of millions of Americans for depression. Roy Ziegelstein, M.D.

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