Treat depression to help your heart: treatment for depression is vital for greater improvement in heart rate variability and a decreased risk of death after a cardiac event.(MIND & MOOD)

From: Heart Advisor | Date: January 1, 2008 | Copyright information

There's no denying that people who suffer from depression can have a harder time recovering after a cardiac event.

"Research on depression and cardiac functioning has shown that depression is an independent risk factor for new and recurrent cardiac events: heart failure, angina, stroke, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and mortality," says Beth G. Dixon, PsyD, a psychologist at Cleveland Clinic. "Some studies even have found that depression carries a greater risk fo...

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