More evidence that depression is hard on the heart
Monday, March 9, 2009 - 16:07
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Severe depression may silently break a seemingly healthy woman's heart. Doctors have long known that depression is common after a heart attack or stroke, and worsens those people's outcomes. Monday, Columbia University researchers reported new evidence that depression can lead to heart disease in the first place....
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