Lonely heart patients 'higher death risk'

By Jemma Crew
Updated November 5 2019 - 10:53am, first published 10:48am
Loneliness can increase the risk of death for heart patients after surgery, research suggests.
Loneliness can increase the risk of death for heart patients after surgery, research suggests.

Heart patients who are lonely have an increased risk of dying within a year of leaving hospital, according to research.

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