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Study links severe mental illness to higher death rate after heart attack – Hindustan Times
As per a new study, the risk of death 30 days after a heart attack for people with schizophrenia was doubled when compared with those without a psychiatric diagnosis…
A new research has found that people with a severe mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack than those without a psychiatric diagnosis.
The study was funded by the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office and was published in the journal BMC Medicine.
As per the study, the risk of death 30 days after a heart attack for people with schizophrenia was doubled when compared with those without the condition.
There was no evidence of any improvement across the 24 year period…
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