Even Mild Depression Ups Heart Failure Death Risk
A state of depression so mild that most doctors might not notice it significantly increases the long-term risk of death for people with heart failure, a new study finds.
Following 1,005 patients with heart failure for seven years, researchers found those whose score on a standard psychiatric test indicated mild depression were 44 percent more likely to die compared to those who scored in the normal range. Dr. Wei Jiang, an assistant professor of internal medicine and psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, reported the findings Monday at the American College of Cardiology scientific sessions, in Orlando, Fla.
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