Reuters (8/28, Rapaport) reports that research suggests “adults with mood disorders like anxiety and depression may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than people without mental illness.” The findings were published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
HealthDay (8/28, Mozes) reports that the finding comes “from a four-year study that tracked psychological distress among nearly 222,000 seemingly healthy men and women, aged 45 years and older, with no prior history of heart disease.” MedPage Today (8/28, Monaco) also covers the story.
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— “Anxiety, depression tied to higher risk of heart attack, stroke, “Lisa Rapaport, Reuters, August 28, 2018.