Question

2. Explain the relationship between depression and heart disease.

Answer 1

Answer:

People with depression may have uncommonly sticky platelets and tiny cells that cause blood to clot.

Patients with heart disease can accelerate atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and increase the chance of heart attack.

For people with heart disease, depression can increase the risk of an adverse cardiac event such as a heart attack or blood clots.

Answer 2

Answer:

People with depression may have uncommonly sticky platelets, the tiny cells that cause blood to clot. In patients with heart disease, this can accelerate atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and increase the chance of heart attack. Some studies show that treating depression make platelets less sticky again.