Severe depression linked to heart patient deaths

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-09-07

According to a new study, patients who suffer from severe depression before having a cardiac event such as a heart attack are more likely to die than patients who suffer from less serious forms of depression. In fact, researchers found that severely depressed people who have a heart-related problem have nearly double the risk of dying over a seven-year period compared with other depressed patients. Read full story >

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Severe depression linked to heart patient deaths

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