Open AccessLoneliness and Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Swapnil Agarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2309-1622
DOI - 10.14419/ijm.v9i1.31462
Subject(s) - loneliness , disease , medicine , population , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology
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.