Childhood maltreatment may be linked to heart disease in adulthood

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/b-cmm071020.php


News Release 13-Jul-2020
BMJ


Adults who experienced various forms of maltreatment in their childhood appear to have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

A team of international researchers found that women especially were more likely to have heart disease following a childhood that involved maltreatment including physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect.

Previous studies have suggested that childhood maltreatment is associated with an increased risk for many adverse mental and physical health outcomes, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in adulthood.

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tags: child abuse