If you have a family member, relative, relatives or friends who have had heart attacks, do not let them live alone without social support. The reason, life without the support will kill them slowly.
Recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology states, people who have had heart attacks and life itself has a higher risk of death within the next four years.
The study revealed, one year botched heart, the risk of death almost the same with people who live alone. But after four years, the risk of death rose to 35 percent higher, to those who suffer from heart disease but life itself.
"Social support should be an important consideration after the person had a heart attack," said Emily M. Bucholz, researcher and student at the Yale School of Medicine.
Disclose other facts, patients who have no support in the family, the quality of life will drop significantly in just one year after the occurrence of heart attacks.
Nevertheless, this study can not prove how the relationship between people who live alone after having a heart attack at the risk of death more quickly. Researchers in this case does not explain the difference between people who live alone with those who live with others, seen from the gender, race, marital status and ownership of pets.
"That's important. Because of these differences may affect health and mortality risk," said Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
"There are fundamental differences between those living alone and those who do not. It is like comparing apples to oranges," said Hayes, who was not involved in the study.
Hayes said, nearly a third of the study subjects are shown, they (patients with heart disease) who live with others have a high weight and a healthy body, compared with those living alone. Meanwhile, people living alone also tend to be older and twice as likely to become smokers.
Even after accounting for other factors, the researchers found an increased risk of death within four years after the occurrence of heart attacks in those who live alone. "This study confirms that there is a difference between people living alone and did not," said Hayes.
Several previous studies have shown that strong social relationships will affect health. While other studies have shown an association with survival pets.
"Particular attention should be given to ensure that patients living alone had sufficient social support from family, friends, and neighbors to improve the healing process," said Bucholz.
According to Bucholz, lack of social support, making those who live alone do not receive such assistance to exercise, take medicine or consult your doctor.
With the patient's caregiver or companion who already had heart attacks will get extra support and care, said Hayes. Meanwhile, the patients who had experienced heart attack are advised to proactively establish relationships with surrounding communities, workplaces, or places or worship her.
"Help will not come to them, so they should look. But other people also should not think that they (heart patients) are destined to live alone," he said.
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