In a surprising study now marriage also brings a change regarding mortality due to heart diseases,persons who are suffering from heart diseases but if unmarried than they die more than married persons with heart diseases. "I was somewhat surprised by the magnitude of the influence of being married has (on heart patients)," said lead researcher, Professor of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, US. "Social support provided by marriage, and perhaps many other benefits of companionship, are important for people with heart disease," he said.
The study of 6,051 patients (average age 63) undergoing cardiac catheteristion for coronary artery disease showed poor outcomes specifically among those who were divorced, separated, widowed or never married.The researchers followed the patients for nearly four years. The findings showed that compared to married patients, being unmarried was…
