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Intermountain Medical Center

Heart Rehab

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Depression has been known to be associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, but if patients who are depressed attend cardiac rehabilitation after heart surgery, their risk of death is significantly reduced, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute.

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Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute

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