Unmarried heart patients face a higher risk of death!
Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried is associated with a higher risk of dying.
Jehana Antia | Dec 22, 2017, 10:53 IST
It's often we joke about the bad effects of marriage, however, today we've got you one good 'side-effect'...if you may. New research suggests unmarried heart patients face a higher risk of death compared to married patients. Being unmarried is now associated with a higher risk of dying, said a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
"I was somewhat surprised by the magnitude of the influence of being married has (on heart patients)," said lead researcher Arshed Quyyumi, Professor of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, US. "Social support provided by marriage, and perhaps many other benefits of companionship, are important for people with heart disease," he added. In the process of the research, researchers followed the patients for nearly four years and the findings show that compared to married patients, being unmarried was associated with 24 percent higher risk of death from any cause and 45 percent higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Also, the risk of heart attack was 40 percent higher for those who were never married, the study revealed.
It's time to find love...all you unmarried souls out there! What do you'll think about the research findings?
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