Mental Health

Handling depression and low levels of vitamin D can improve heart health

By Staff Reporter | Update Date: Apr 04, 2016 01:25 AM EDT

A person's feeling of self-doubt on one-self has the likelihood to trigger a heart ailment which in the research has manifested a higher 6% rate for patients with a continued struggle with depression as compared to the 4% rate of patients no longer suffering from such a decline.

Cardiovascular epidemiologist Heidi May, PhD, MSPH  who led the research said that the study shows prompt, effective treatment of depression appears to improve the risk of poor heart health.

"The key conclusion of our study is: If depression isn't treated, the risk of cardiovascular complications increases significantly," the medical researcher and physician added. 

May also spearheaded the second research study which emphasized the influence of vitamin D in the future expectations of a heart attack, according to Eurek Alert!

Low levels of the two constituents of both total vitamin D and bioavailable vitamin D are closely connected to a risk factor of suffering a cardiovascular disease such as stroke and heart failure.

The doctor nonetheless emphasized that they are still having an in progress study with the demographic belonging to other races since there is a difference in influence of vitamin D on such factors.

A number of 4,200 people with the age-range of 52 to 76 were taken into account with most patients involved enduring coronary artery disease and diabetes.

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