Research shows that unmarried people have a higher risk of cardiovascular death

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (jaha), unmarried patients are at a higher risk of death than married patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who receive catheterization The researchers analyzed the data of 6051 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization (http:// with an average age of 63 years and 64% male The self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the marital status information of the patients According to the marital status of the patients, they can be divided into: married (n = 4088), divorced / separated (n = 842), widowed (n = 670) and unmarried (n = 451) Median follow-up was 3.7 years The primary end point of the study was the composite end point of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death Secondary end points included cardiovascular death and all-cause death The results showed that during the follow-up period, the incidence of all-cause death was 18%, 11% of patients died of cardiovascular related causes, and 4.5% of them had myocardial infarction The risk of cardiovascular death (HR = 1.45; 95% CI, 1.18-1.78), all-cause death (HR = 1.24; 95% CI, 1.06-1.47), and cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction (HR = 1.52; 95% CI, 1.27-1.83) was higher in the unmarried than in the married After adjusting the factors of medication (http:// occupation and education, there was a significant correlation between marital status and adverse outcomes The incidence of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction in unmarried (HR = 1.4; 95% CI, 0.97-2.03), divorced or separated (HR = 1.41; 95% CI, 1.1-1.81) and widowed (HR = 1.71; 95% CI, 1.32-2.2) was similar to that in married Marital status is closely related to cardiovascular outcomes in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, and unmarried people have a higher mortality rate, the researchers said The mechanism leading to this increased risk needs further study In the management of unmarried CAD patients, we need to consider the psychological status of patients, and more active follow-up and treatment.