Depession and Heart Disease (IMAGE)

Intermountain Medical Center

Depession and Heart Disease

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Depression is the strongest predictor of death in the first decade following a diagnosis of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

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