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Loneliness affects over one third of the US population, and its detrimental role in cardiovascular diseases is increasingly recognized.
Does loneliness increase the risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality?
Does loneliness increase the risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality?
This review highlights the detrimental impact of loneliness on cardiovascular disease outcomes, emphasizing both direct molecular effects and indirect lifestyle factors.
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May prompt loneliness screening in CVD care; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Loneliness is a silent social epidemic that affects more than one third of the US population. Cardiovascular diseases impart a huge morbidity, mortality, and financial burden on our society. The detrimental role of loneliness in cardiovascular diseases is being increasingly recognized. Besides having a direct molecular effect on cardiovascular diseases, loneliness also encourages poor compliance with healthy lifestyles, that play a significant role in preventing and improving cardiovascular diseases. This brief review highlights the ominous effects of loneliness on cardiovascular diseases.
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