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Depression is approximately 3 times more common in patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction than in the general population.
Thombs B, Bass E, Ford D, Stewart K, et al. Prevalence of Depression in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Gen Intern Med. 2006; 21: 30-8. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1484630