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Added August 22nd, 2005
A recent study carried out has suggested that heart attack patients that suffer from depression could cut the risk of repeat heart attacks by taking antidepressants. Statistics show that one in five heart attack patients suffer from depression, and these are the ones that could really benefit from taking antidepressants in order to avoid the risk of another heart attack.
The lead author on the study, who is a physician at Stanford University School of Medicine stated: “Our study provides much stronger evidence than we’ve ever had before that antidepressants are safe and may benefit these patients.”
The study is part of an ongoing look into the links between heart attacks and depression. It is thought that depression can affect and elevate the levels of stress hormone, which can then lead to heart attacks. It has also been suggested that those with depression could find it harder to keep to their medications, which again could mean the possible increased risk of heart attack.
The study concluded that certain SRRIs such as Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft could result in a forty-three percent lower chance of recurrent heart attacks.
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