Un estudio publicado en "Heart" por médicos británicos apoya los resultados de investigaciones previas que han relacionado la depresión con el riesgo cardíaco, y añade que las personas tratadas de depresión parecen presentar una función endotelial deteriorada.
No dejan claro si ese empeoramiento se debe a la enfermedad en sí, a los fármacos o a ambas cosas, pero la anomalía detectada ayuda a explicar por qué el riesgo de enfermedad cardíaca es el doble entre las personas con depresión.
Los autores, de la Universidad de Gales, evaluaron la función arterial de 12 pacientes que eran tratados de depresión. Ninguno presentaba factores de riesgo cardiovascular y su enfermedad mental se encontraba estabilizada, pero comparada su función endotelial arterial con la de un grupo de controles sanos se observó que entre los pacientes depresivos era peor.
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