Irregular heartbeat tied to depression

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with an irregular heartbeat may also be at increased risk of being depressed, suggests a new study from Germany. The added risk was small, researchers found, but it’s in keeping with other studies linking heart disorders with depression. “It’s consistent with a large and growing literature on the role that depression plays with heart disease,” Richard Sloan, who was not involved with the new study, said. Sloan is the Nathaniel Wharton Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York.