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Mental health may influence a person’s recovery after heart attack – News-Medical.Net

Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress–such as depression or anxiety–after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely…

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Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress–such as depression or anxiety–after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely to suffer a second cardiac event within five years compared with those experiencing only mild distress, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.
The study is the first to comprehensively assess how mental health influences the outlook for younger heart attack survivors, according…

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