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Depression Screening for Heart Patients Recommended

A new statement from the American Heart Association emphasizes the need to screen heart patients for depression. Depressed persons with heart disease have at least twice the risk of second cardiac events in the one to two years following a heart attack.

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Date Last Reviewed: 11/14/2008
Date Last Modified: 11/14/2008