A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to research presented by Washington University School of Medicine and the VA last week at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Chicago.
The researchers analyzed data from more than 1,200 pairs of male twins who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.
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Anyone will tell you that stress is bad for the heart. Many people also know about the toxic effects of anxiety and depression. But how exactly do these negative emotions cripple
the cardiovascular system – and what can be done about it?
New research shows that many people who experience psychological distress also slip into poor health habits, particularly smoking and physical inactivity. Over several years, these
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There is little doubt that depression is bad for the heart. Much as fatty diets, cigarette smoking, inactivity and obesity are linked with an increased risk of heart disease, recent evidence suggests that mental health has a similarly powerful impact. The question has always been, why?
Now, researchers provide the first data that may explain the association. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
In a study which appeared in the November 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers questioned the American Heart Association’s recent suggestion that heart patients be automatically screened for depression.
Dr. Brett Thombs, of McGill and the affiliated Jewish General Hospital, and Dr. Roy Ziegelstein, of Johns Hopkins, said there was not enough evidence to support this “massive, expensive
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Cardiac patients who are depressed are less likely to exercise, which increases their risk of a cardiac event such as a heart attack or heart failure, a new study suggests. Read the rest of this entry
So heart patients who experience depression may be able to lower their cardiac risk simply by getting more physical activity.
It’s long been recognized that patients who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart attacks or other cardiac events. But the
Women who took the antidepressants Prozac (fluoxetine) or Paxil (paroxetine) in their first trimester were significantly more likely to give birth to babies with heart problems than women who did not take them, according to a new study published in the November issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
The babies born to mothers who took Prozac had over four times greater risk, while the babies of mothers
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It isn't called a broken heart for nothing. Numerous studies have found an association between depression and cardiac problems, including arrhythmias, heart attacks, strokes, etc. Some studies have found associations between worsening outcomes in heart disease in patients who develop depression (for example, depression following a heart attack) while others have found such worsened outcomes simply if one has a history of depression-even
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