Patients with depression are less likely to follow recommendations to reduce cardiac risk during recovery from a myocardial infarction.

By R. Ziegelstein, J. Fauerbach, S. S. Stevens, J. Romanelli, D. Richter, D. Bush. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2000

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Depression as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis (2004, background): “Behavioral risk factors such as smoking, low physical activity, a poor diet, and the failure to adhere to medical recommendations mediate the relationship of depressive disorders with CHD (17, 18 ).”
Depression as a risk factor for cardiac mortality and morbidity: a review of potential mechanisms. (2002, background): “Depressed CHD patients are less adherent to cardiac medication regimens [31], lifestyle risk factor interventions [32], and cardiac rehabilitation programs [33] than are nondepressed patients.”
The Vital Link Between Chronic Disease and Depressive Disorders (2004, background): “Persons with depression following an MI are less likely to adhere to recommended lifestyle and behavioral changes, potentially increasing their risk for subsequent cardiac events (54).”
Cardiac rehabilitation II: referral and participation. (2002, background): “Consequently, comorbid depression can decrease the likelihood of adhering to recommended behavior and lifestyle changes such CR participation [43–45], which in turn can increase the risk of future coronary events [20,30,46].”