Women over 40 with depression may be at risk of developing heart disease: study

By: Michael Oliveira, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A new study released Wednesday suggests there may be a connection between depression and developing heart disease in middle-aged women. Statistics Canada tracked the health of nearly 5,000 men and women aged 40 or older over a 12-year period and found women had significantly higher risks of being diagnosed with heart disease if they had suffered with depression at some point. Women had a 70 per cent greater risk of developing heart disease if they had been depressed, but for men the increased risk was less than one per cent, said the study's author, Heather Gilmour. It was the first time potential links between depression and heart disease among Canadians had been studied at a national level and the results were similar but somewhat different compared to international... [read full story]