Heart July 2016 PMID 27091846

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies.

Nicole K Valtorta, Mona Kanaan, Simon Gilbody, Sara Ronzi, Barbara Hanratty

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The discussions consistently support the publication’s findings, with posts citing specific statistics such as a 29% increased risk of heart disease, and emphasize the importance of social relationships for health. The tone is analytical yet engaged, using language like 'most read' and 'most read' to underline the significance and potential impact of the research on health practices and awareness.

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  • A systematic review and meta-analysis found that loneliness and social isolation are associated with a higher risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, with loneliness increasing risk by about 29% for CHD and 32% for stroke.
  • The studies included data from 16 longitudinal datasets with follow-up periods ranging from 3 to 21 years, involving thousands of participants, and found no significant differences in risk based on gender.
  • The findings suggest that improving social relationships might help prevent these serious health conditions, but more research is needed to determine if interventions targeting loneliness can effectively reduce the risk.]

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Health Economics Ireland
@HealthEconIE · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies https://t.co/3BEdjhAGkJ

Sep 13, 2020 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,367 followers View post →
Yuuko Morimoto
@myuuko · X

社会的関係が欠如すると心血管系疾患のリスクが高くなるよという,縦断研究のメタ分析論文。2016年。/ Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies https://t.co/y659uT20A6

Sep 30, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 9,258 followers View post →
Inclusion London
@InclusionLondon · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies @LondonAssembly https://t.co/C37GnAcYf1

Jul 12, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 11,509 followers View post →
Ahsan Fayyaz
@teraAhsaan · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. #420Gift #Smoke #Thatsallsmokes #SmokeSet #Gift #StonerSet #MysteryStonerBox #Handmade https://t.co/fkPd3KK5rs

Sep 16, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 57 followers View post →
Tom Marshall
@TomPMarshall · X

@nick_grundy @dr_musgrave More on effects of social connections on illness. Personally I tend to think my brain inhabits my body & both live in a social environment. So I am inclined to see each as having an impact on the other. https://t.co/POXHnRkqQL

Feb 6, 2022 · 1 like · 3,217 followers View post →
Zurvan
@Axron_s · X

@Saeede_S منابع : "Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke" (Cacioppo, John T. and Patrick, Jean-Philippe and PRSP Programme) "Loneliness in Men: A Growing Concern?" (Pachana, Nancy A. and Byrne, Gerard J. and Szekely, Andrea)

Feb 1, 2023 · 1 like · 211 followers View post →

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Mitsu Health
@MitsuMaHealth · X

Something to think about: Social isolation is linked to a 29% higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Who is one person you might reach out to this week? Valtorta et al., Heart, 2016, https://t.co/SHgeJyK1cw

Jul 6, 2025 · 470 followers View post →
Julián H. Ramírez U.
@julianhramirezu · X

2️⃣ Valtorta NK, Kanaan M, Gilbody S, Ronzi S, Hanratty B. Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. Heart. 2016 Jul 1;102(13):1009-16.

Jun 1, 2025 · 6,766 followers View post →
Victor Ndyabagye
@VictorNdyabagye · X

RT @Heart_BMJ: Most read: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke #VisualAbstract https://t…

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Victor Ndyabagye
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RT @Heart_BMJ: Most read: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke #VisualAbstract https://t…

Sep 26, 2024 · 98 shares · 618 followers View post →
Fasi
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RT @SeweS_: "Our findings suggest that deficiencies in social relationships are associated with an increased risk of developing CHD and str…

Nov 16, 2023 · 1 share · 1,359 followers View post →
Sewe Saldanha
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"Our findings suggest that deficiencies in social relationships are associated with an increased risk of developing CHD and stroke" https://t.co/ktsEQgWtaK

Nov 16, 2023 · 1 share · 21,015 followers View post →
Evelyn Gosnell
@evelyngosnell · X

Research referenced: On social relationships and human happiness ➡️ https://t.co/x2TxNa1a0I On social relationships and human health ➡️ https://t.co/ffeVbJqbW7 https://t.co/GGSfsFDEQf

Jul 13, 2023 · 2,369 followers View post →
Zurvan
@Axron_s · X

@Saeede_S منابع : "Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke" (Cacioppo, John T. and Patrick, Jean-Philippe and PRSP Programme) "Loneliness in Men: A Growing Concern?" (Pachana, Nancy A. and Byrne, Gerard J. and Szekely, Andrea)

Feb 1, 2023 · 1 like · 211 followers View post →
Matthew
@MatthewReid_Arc · X

@Nornyman @lozmartin @markfa @JamesMelville “Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies”-2016 https://t.co/1uxGHl55Q0

Jan 1, 2023 · 48 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @myuuko: 社会的関係が欠如すると心血管系疾患のリスクが高くなるよという,縦断研究のメタ分析論文。2016年。/ Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease a…

Sep 30, 2022 · 1 share · 6,709 followers View post →
Yuuko Morimoto
@myuuko · X

社会的関係が欠如すると心血管系疾患のリスクが高くなるよという,縦断研究のメタ分析論文。2016年。/ Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies https://t.co/y659uT20A6

Sep 30, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 9,258 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @teraAhsaan: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis…

Sep 16, 2022 · 1 share · 6,709 followers View post →
Ahsan Fayyaz
@teraAhsaan · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. #420Gift #Smoke #Thatsallsmokes #SmokeSet #Gift #StonerSet #MysteryStonerBox #Handmade https://t.co/fkPd3KK5rs

Sep 16, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 57 followers View post →
bemfmipaunud
@bemfmipaunud · X

berjudul Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke hubungan social yang buruk atau rasa kesepian dapat meningkatkan penyakit jantung coroner sebanyak 29% dan stroke sebanyak 32%. Hal ini juga menjadikan kesepian sebagai factor resiko

Jul 23, 2022 · 49 followers View post →
wonderfullyshiva
@wonderfullyarty · X

RT @InclusionLondon: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-anal…

Jul 12, 2022 · 1 share · 693 followers View post →
Inclusion London
@InclusionLondon · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies @LondonAssembly https://t.co/C37GnAcYf1

Jul 12, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 11,509 followers View post →
Laura Neal
@LauraNeal_ · X

RT @GarythPhysio: Loneliness also independently increases risk of CHD and stroke by ~30%, for CVD-related hospital admissions by 48%: http…

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 share · 2,094 followers View post →
Garyth Cusack
@GarythPhysio · X

Loneliness also independently increases risk of CHD and stroke by ~30%, for CVD-related hospital admissions by 48%: https://t.co/NUGWKHNCpo https://t.co/h51LuLuJiv https://t.co/gRNthpSXG7

Apr 4, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 182 followers View post →
Tom Marshall
@TomPMarshall · X

@nick_grundy @dr_musgrave More on effects of social connections on illness. Personally I tend to think my brain inhabits my body & both live in a social environment. So I am inclined to see each as having an impact on the other. https://t.co/POXHnRkqQL

Feb 6, 2022 · 1 like · 3,217 followers View post →
Foundation for People-Centric Health Systems
@FPHSINDIA · X

The risk of coronary heart disease and stroke associated with loneliness is approximately 29%, and 32% respectively. Read the article for more details: https://t.co/O0sPcpIUv0 #coronary #disease #heart #health #stroke

Jan 19, 2022 · 139 followers View post →
くまきち
@kuma_kichi_1Q63 · X

“Voltortaら 2016年”の論文はこれか… #テレビ朝日 #モーニングショー Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies https://t.co/7nzEMZpx8R

Mar 2, 2021 · 1,022 followers View post →
NaNa
@freiheit_ruft · X

@BMeinl Isolation führt zu 30 % höherem Herzinfarktrisiko https://t.co/fJB6mr3HdX

Jan 13, 2021 · 2,878 followers View post →
Juergen Soutschek
@JSoutschek · X

Einsamkeit tut weh, erhöht deutlich das Risiko für Demenz und offensichtlich auch das Herzinfarktrisiko. https://t.co/2XBaKfrEfc

Jan 13, 2021 · 705 followers View post →
SamOlivetree
@SamOlivetree · X

2. a 29 percent increased risk of heart attack and a 32 percent greater risk of stroke. N.K. Valtorta, M. Kanaan, S. Gilbody, S. Ronzi, and B. Hanratty, “Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke,” Heart 102, no. 13 (2016): 1009–1016,

Dec 13, 2020 · 118 followers View post →
Ann-Marie Morrissey
@DrAnnMarieMorrs · X

RT @DominicTrepel: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analys…

Sep 13, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,901 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @DominicTrepel: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analys…

Sep 13, 2020 · 2 shares · 6,709 followers View post →
Health Economics Ireland
@HealthEconIE · X

Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies https://t.co/3BEdjhAGkJ

Sep 13, 2020 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,367 followers View post →
Caroline Rapu
@CarolineRapu · X

RT @SelfCareForum: @h2cm @marmaladetrust @TheBHF @HelenDon_RCN @Howarth2L @reengageuk @The_ISHA @rhianlast @JaneLambertECG @adewilliamsnhs…

Jun 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 694 followers View post →
Peter Jones
@h2cm · X

RT @SelfCareForum: @h2cm @marmaladetrust @TheBHF @HelenDon_RCN @Howarth2L @reengageuk @The_ISHA @rhianlast @JaneLambertECG @adewilliamsnhs…

Jun 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 10,053 followers View post →
Jane Lambert
@JaneLambertECG · X

RT @SelfCareForum: @h2cm @marmaladetrust @TheBHF @HelenDon_RCN @Howarth2L @reengageuk @The_ISHA @rhianlast @JaneLambertECG @adewilliamsnhs…

Jun 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 8,778 followers View post →
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
@byrdnick.com · Bluesky

"Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality" http://bit.ly/1BXKvYM #cogSci #wellBeing #psychology #health #TheGoodLife

Apr 3, 2015 View post →