Sexual abuse in childhood linked to signs of atherosclerosis in midlife
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Women sexually abused in childhood may show signs of atherosclerosis, an early marker of cardiovascular disease in midlife. Psychosocial factors are important to the development of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Awareness of the long-term mental and physical consequences of sexual abuse in childhood needs to be heightened nationally.
