Times of India | Heart Failure Patients With Depression Have Four Times Risk of Death Science Daily (press release) 19, 2013 — Heart failure patients who are moderately or severely depressed have four times the risk of dying and double the risk of having to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized compared to those who are not depressed, according to new ... Depression Raises Death Risk Among Heart Failure Patients Depression, Anxiety a Deadly Combination for Older People with Heart Disease Depression Can Sink a Failing Heart |