Women who suffer violence may develop blood vessel disease Washington, PTI: Women who experience physical violence in adulthood may have an increased risk of developing heart and blood-vessel disease, a new study has warned. "Both society and the health-care sector need to be aware of the importance of exposure to violence and its impact, not only on social well-being, but also on women's long-term health," said Mario Flores, from the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico. Worldwide, violence against women is a critical problem. It is established that experiencing violence can cause depression, substance abuse and other disorders in women, its possible effects on heart and blood vessel disease are a new area of study, researchers said. In the new study, researchers found that women who had experienced physical violence as adults were more than one and a half times more likely to have narrowing of the main blood vessels in the neck that carry blood to the brain, compared to those who had not experienced violence. This narrowing is an early sign of increased risk for stroke. A leading cause of death and disability, a stroke occurs when the blood vessels to the brain either become blocked by fatty substances or burst, preventing blood flow to the brain.
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