Category: Heart Health and Cholesterol
Depression can be a difficult disease to live with for many reasons, but the increased risk of heart disease associated with the condition can be the most deadly. But a new study has found that certain anti-depressant drugs, in addition to boosting mood, may also lower patients' risk of heart disease.
Researchers at Loyola Marymount College found that certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs already used to treat depression also work to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots in the heart.
The study's lead author, Evangelos Litinas, said in the report that the findings should come as good news for patients already taking SSRIs to treat their depression.
“There is clear evidence that depressed patients have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and we want to eliminate that." He said. "Since depression can be treated with an SSRI, maybe the cardiovascular disease risk can also be decreased."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that about 15 percent of people will be told by a doctor at some point in their lives that they have depression, and ranks heart disease as the number one killer in the U.S.
Related Articles from Private MD:
News Categories:
Advanced Lipid Treatment I Allergy Testing Anemia and RBC disorders Autoimmune Diseases Bariatric Lab Testing Blood and Blood Diseases Breast Cancer Detection and Tumor Markers Celiac Disease Testing Chlamydia Coagulation and blood clotting disorders Colon DNA, Paternity and Genetic testing Diabetes Drug Screening Environmental Toxin Testing Female Specific Tests Gastrointestinal Diseases General Health General Wellness HIV HIV monitoring/Treatment/Testing/Post Diagnos Heart Health and Cholesterol Herpes Hormones and Metabolism Infectious Diseases Infertility Testing-Male Infertitlity Hormone Testing Kidney Diseases Leukemia and WBC disorders Liver Liver Diseases Lyme Disease Male Specific Tests Menopause/Peri-Menopausal Diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Nicotine Screening Organ Specific Testing Ovarian Prostate Prostate Sexually Transmitted Diseases Thyroid Diseases Transgender Hormone Testing-Male to Female Transgender Hormone Testing-female to male Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and TreatmentVisit the Health News Archive: Click Here
Back to top
Results
