New guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that heart patients should be screened for depression, and treated if necessary, because research shows they are at much higher risk, and it can severely affect prognosis of their heart condition and their quality of life. The AHA’s first scientific statement on depression and coronary heart disease is published in the September 29 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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