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Twin study examines associations between depression and coronary artery disease

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Major depression and coronary artery disease are only modestly related throughout an individual's lifetime, but studying how the two interact over time and in twin pairs paints a more complex picture of the associations between the conditions, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. For example, the association between coronary artery disease onset and major depression risk is much stronger over time than vice versa.

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Tags: Circulation, Heart Disease, Circulatory Disorders, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Depression, Thrombotic Event, Disease and Condition

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