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Depression Ups Risk Of Complications Following Heart Attack
By Depressed Jane | July 2, 2008
People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized, according to a new study. “There is good evidence that if a person has depression after a heart attack, they are more likely to die from cardiac causes in the following months and years,” said lead author Jeff Huffman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
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