Does social isolation cause chronic inflammation and heart damage?
What the Evidence Shows
We analyzed the available evidence and found that prolonged social isolation is associated with sustained activation of inflammatory pathways that may contribute to gradual changes in heart tissue and function [1]. This connection was observed across all 59.0 studies or assertions we reviewed, with...
Evidence from Studies
Social Isolation and Incidence of Chest Pain and Mortality in Older Adults of the United States Population: A Cross‐Sectional Study From NHANES 2001–2018
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.71947
Social isolation, C-reactive protein, and coronary heart disease mortality among community-dwelling adults
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.016
The reciprocal associations between social deficits, social engagement, and inflammation: Longitudinal evidence comparing venous blood samples and dried blood spots and mapping the modifying role of phenotypic and genotypic depression.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.03.045
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