UofL researcher: Loneliness is a risk factor for heart disease

University of Louisville cardiologist Lorrel Brown, MD, studies the heart and says there is definitely a correlation between heart attacks, heart failure and other cardiac problems and loneliness, depression and anxiety.

While doctors know about the effects of diet, blood pressure and cholesterol on the heart, “now the medical community is interested in other components of heart health, that whole body connection,” Brown said. “Emotions are definitely part of this new way of understanding the body. Ideal cardiovascular health is now going beyond things you’ve already heard.”  Learn More...