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A study by Dr. Susmita Parashar addressed the risks of trivializing depression in a person who has suffered from a heart attack.

Depression symptoms are not normal following a heart attack, with them occurring in only 26.5% of the population suffering from cardiac arrest.  However, all of the patients in this study who reported feelings of depression were either re-hospitalized or died in the six months following the initial attack.  Not only this, but they had a lower quality of life, had more chest pain and more disability.

Whether it’s a cause or an affect, depression coupled with cardiac problems is a potentially fatal combination and should by all means be treated or discussed with a doctor.

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