Mental health and your heart

Did you know that mental health can affect heart health and heart health can affect mental health?

To many, less is known about the links between anxiety and heart disease, but we do know that people with anxiety also have depression.

Dr. Iskandar Mirza Shafie, Clinical Fellow Cardiology at Institut Jantung Negara, explains that depression can also affect how well people with heart disease recover and increase their risk of further heart problems.

Furthermore, Dr. Iskandar shares his clinical knowledge on:

• The connection between mental health disorders and heart disease
• The types of mental health conditions that affect heart disease
• His experience in treating patients with heart disease and depression
• The support and help for people who has mental health disorders
• The treatments available and follow up care at IJN
• The tips of having good mental health

Guest: Dr. Iskandar Mirza Shafie, Clinical Fellow, Cardiology at Institut Jantung Negara, The national heart Institute of Malaysia 

Host: Brian Fernandez

This show is in partnership with IJN.

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