Heart attack: Avoiding loneliness and isolation

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Extract from the article: Social isolation can be defined as a regular lack of social interaction. Loneliness is more an emotion, a feeling,

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Social isolation can be defined as a regular lack of social interaction. Loneliness is more an emotion, a feeling, which means that you can feel alone even when surrounded.  More than 40 years of research has clearly shown that social isolation and loneliness are both associated with adverse health effects. This is explained by a press release issued by the American Heart Association on Thursday, August 4, 2022. These two elements are common but underestimated factors that affect the heart system, in addition to blood vessels and the brain.

Social isolation and loneliness are also associated with a more unfavourable prognosis in people who already have coronary heart disease or stroke. It is urgent to develop appropriate prevention and management strategies for people at risk. Clinicians should then be prepared to refer socially isolated or solitary individuals, especially those with a history of heart disease or stroke, to community resources to help them connect with others.

Jean ELI