Loneliness is bad for the heart

Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a study presented at EuroHeartCare 2018, the European Society of Cardiology’s annual nursing congress. The study found that feeling lonely was a stronger predictor of poor outcomes than living alone, in both men and women. €œLoneliness is more common today than ever before, and more people live alone,€ said Anne Vinggaard Christensen, study author and PhD student, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. €œPrevious research has shown that loneliness and social isolation are linked with coronary heart disease and stroke, but this has not been investigated in patients