Anti-depressants linked to risk of heart disease, stroke
The drugs used in chasing away blues could also make your arteries thicker, restricting blood flow and upping the risk of heart disease and stroke, a study co-authored by an Indian origin expert says. Although depression is a risk factor for heart disease, the effect of anti-depressant is separate from depression itself, says study co-author [...]
The drugs used in chasing away blues could also make your arteries thicker, restricting blood flow and upping the risk of heart disease and stroke, a study co-authored by an Indian origin expert says.
Although depression is a risk factor for heart disease, the effect of anti-depressant is separate from depression itself, says study co-author Amit Shah, cardiology fellow at Emory University School of Medicine.
Twins are genetically the same but may be different when it comes to other risk factors such as diet, smoking and exercise, so studying them is a good way to distill out the effects of genetics, Shah says.
Researchers measured carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), the thickness of the lining of the main arteries in the neck, by ultrasound.
Childhood adversity ‘can increase heart disease risk in adulthood’
Scientists have found that early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened reactivity, which can lead to heart disease later on. “Many diseases first diagnosed in mid-life can be traced back to childhood,” said Karen A. Matthews, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. [...]
Scientists have found that early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened reactivity, which can lead to heart disease later on.
“Many diseases first diagnosed in mid-life can be traced back to childhood,” said Karen A. Matthews, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.
“Having some bad health habits in your 20s and 30s is part of the reason why people get diseases later on. However, it isn”t the whole reason. The evi
