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Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival

Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress.

Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The observational study of nearly 9,000 patients found that those prescribed antidepressants at discharge from hospital after a heart attack had a 66% greater risk of mortality one year later than patients not prescribed the drugs, although they noted the cause is not necessarily related directly to the antidepressants. Lead author Ms Nadia Fehr, a medical student at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, said: €œPrevious studies have suggested that cardiovascular disease may increase the likelihood of

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