Hospitalised Heart Patients Safer with Anti-depressants

According to the research findings, patients with “acute coronary syndrome” are less likely to have certain subsequent heart-related events if they are taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI. Primarily used for relieving depression, SSRI drugs also stop platelets from clumping together.

Led by Dr. Roy C. Ziegelstein, the research team based their study on the fact that SSRIs are often used for treating anxiety and depression in coronary heart disease patients. They wanted to ascertain if this has an effect on the patients’ outcome.

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