Anxiety and depression coupled with heart disease triples the risk of death compared to cardiac trouble alone. Among heart patients, anxiety can double the risk of dying from any cause and depression further raises those odds, reports a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Anxiety increases inflammation and blood pressure, while depression or feelings of worthlessness causes people to ignore treatment for heart disease.
“Benefits from stress-reducing interventions would potentially be greatest in patients where anxiety is found in combination with depression”, says the study.
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Hindustan Times, Wellness,
31/03/2013
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