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Article: Lonely people face higher risk.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- June 16, 2002
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2002 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lonely people have a greater risk of heart disease, possibly due to differences in how their cardiovascular system reacts in times of stress rather than because of unhealthy behaviors, according to a new study published in the May/June 2002 issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.
The study shows that when performing mentally and emotionally stressful tasks, lonely college students had increased blood pressure due to increased resistance to blood flow that may be harmful in the long run. In contrast, nonlonely students had increased blood pressure from increased cardiac output, a more normal response to stress.
The ...