Can Heart Disease Patients Take Tricyclic Antidepressants?
Treatment with antidepressants may help relieve the depression experienced by many patients with severe heart disease, a new study suggests. Researchers found that cardiac patients who took an antidepressant reduced their depression symptoms more than those who had weekly psychotherapy sessions.
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