(Reuters)
- Middle-age men who use antidepressants are more likely to have a narrowing of
blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, than those who
do not use the medications, according to a study presented on Saturday.
A
study of twins found evidence of atherosclerosis, as measured by the interior
thickness of the carotid artery, regardless of the type of antidepressant
taken.
Antidepressant
use was found to cause a 37 micron increase in carotid artery thickness, or
roughly 5 percent, according to the study of more than 500 male twins with a
mean age of 55 which was presented at the American Cardiology scientific
meeting in New Orleans
In
59 sets of twins in which one brother was taking an antidepressant and the
other was not, the brother taking the medication had on average a 41 micron
thicker inner lining of the artery, the research found.
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