Unmarried heart patients are at higher risk of death

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eMediNexus 21 December 2017

Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a 24% higher risk of death from any cause, 45% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease and 52% higher risk of cardiovascular death/heart attack, according to new research published December 20, 2017 in Journal of the American Heart Association.

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