Thursday, September 16, 2010

Heart patients with depression at greater risk

The combination of depression and coronary heart disease in a patient could be much more deadly than either condition alone, researchers say.

French and British experts say people with both conditions could be four times more likely to die from heart or circulatory disease.

The study, in Heart journal, tracked the mental and physical health of 6,000 middle-aged people over five years.

Experts said doctors must pay more heed to depression in heart patients.

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