Social support tied to outcomes among young heart patients

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Social support helps older people recover from heart attacks, and a new study shows the same may be true when the heart attack patient is young or middle-aged. Young heart attack patients tend to have better physical and mental health afterward if they have close friends and family who care about them, the study found. The finding may eventually help doctors and other healthcare workers identify young people who may benefit from additional social support after a heart attack, the researchers write in the Journal of the American Heart Association. ...



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