Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Heart failure patients with depression have four times risk of death

Moderate-to-severe depression quadruples the death rate among heart failure patients. Patients who have heart failure and are also moderately or severely depressed are twice as likely to go the emergency room or require hospitalization. Heart failure patients who report feeling mildly depressed also had an increased risk of death.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/mind_brain/depression/~4/7dzU9mcWW_M)

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/mind_brain/depression/~3/7dzU9mcWW_M/130319202146.htm

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