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What to do if i have been told that long term depression can lead to heart disease . true or not ?

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Not likely: If you have cardiovascular heart disease, long term untreated depression could interfere with therapy and worse symptoms. But a direct cause effect unlikely. Broken heart syndrome or takotsubo syndrome it's a rare cause of cardiac failure. And it's a direct cause effect of a severe emotion causing a heart condition. Check with your doctor.

Answered 5/25/2013

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