CAN DEPRESSION INCREASES THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK?
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Interventional 
Cardiologist
Apollo Hospitals, 
Indore
Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at 
Apollo  Hospitals, Indore. She is the first female 
Interventional  Cardiologist in Central India. She is 
Fellow of American  College of Cardiology(FACC) 
and Fellow of European  Society of 
Cardiology(FESC)
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CAN DEPRESSION INCREASES THE RISK OF 
HEART ATTACK?
Depression and heart attack are one of the most disabling conditions we face in our daily 
life, they are amongst the very widespread in general population and generally occurs 
simultaneously in the same individual, it is basically a two way relationship between heart 
disease and depression. There are many percentage people who has no history of depression 
but become depressed after heart attack auto developing any heart failure, Hindi people with 
depression but no previously diagnose heart disease tend to develop heart disease at higher 
rate than the normal people. When a person experience depression anxiety and stress the 
heart rate and the blood pressure rises there is reduced blood flow to the heart and body 
produces high level of cortisol a stress hormone , over the time these changes can lead to the 
development of heart disease. Depression is also a leading cause of problems like heart 
failure, Stoke or CVA.
Role of depression in patients with Heart Attack
Up to 30% of the people who have any cardiovascular disease of the patients who have 
undergone coronary artery bypass surgery tend to experience major depression, there are 
many studies that shows that the mental stress has negative effect on persons heart health. 
To be precised here are certain points that proves it in particular-
• Unmanaged stress on 
depression can lead to high 
blood pressure arterial 
damage arrhythmias and 
weakness in immune system.
• For the people with heart 
diseases depression can 
increase the risk of cardiac 
events like heart attack or 
formation the blood clots, for 
the people who don't have 
any heart disease depression 
can lead to increase the risk 
of heart attack which can  
play a major role in 
development of coronary 
artery disease along with 
heart attack.
• In study it is proved that the continued presence of depression after any heart related 
problem can increase the risk of death.
• During the recovery from cardiac surgery for heart disease depression and lead to 
increase in pain and can washed the fatigue and sluggishness, people who undergone 
bypass surgery and untreated depression after the surgery have increased risk of 
morbidity and mortality.
• Depression can lead to anxiety and stress due to which there are many hormonal and 
pathological changes in the body, due to all this changes body reacts in different way 
which can lead to risk of heart diseases.
Some of the lifestyle changes that can help to manage both depression and heart disease:-
• Eat health food- balance diet can help you to make feel better and also improve health 
heart and helps to decrease the risk of heart disease and depression.
• Exercise regularly- exercise daily to keep yourself healthy as well as exercising is a great 
form of therapy to the people with depression and it also helps to strengthen the heart.
• Maintain hygiene- along 
with depression there 
comes unhygienic behaviour 
which any to develop certain 
diseases along with the 
heart an unhygienic lifestyle 
can make the situation 
worse both for heart and for 
people with depression.
• Quit smoking- smoking is 
injurious to health many 
people with depression 
resort to smoking as a form 
of relaxation, but smoke in is 
the main risk factor for 
developing the heart 
disease, quit smoking now.
• Limit alcohol intake- sexy saman take off alcohol lowers down the level of serotonin in 
the brain, heavy alcohol intake can make the situation worse for the people with 
depression, as well as alcohol increases high blood pressure risks which is a major factor 
for heart attack. 
Dr Sarita Rao is one of the Top cardiologists in MP and has been providing Heart Disease 
treatment in her clinic Hridayam Heart Care Center Indore since last many years. If you are 
suffering from heart disease then get immediate treatment with 
best cardiac surgeon in Indore. 
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