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The breakups and the divorces are painful in the lives of both women and men, but the women will have higher chances of developing mental problems than that of men. The reasons for such damages or issues could be the changes in lifestyle or stress aroused due separation.

Here we have a report of the study conducted by Duke Medicine for the period of 18 years from 1992 to 2010 about their marital status and health. The result shocks every one as the women who got divorced for once or multiple times have the risks of developing the heart attacks more than those of continuing marriage relationship with one partner.

The Study's lead author and associate professor Matthew Dupre, Ph.D., said that their intention was to know the cumulative impact of the divorce over a long period. On the basis of their scrutinization, they found that the divorces will show negative effects on the heart health.

It their long-term study, they have taken responses of a nationally representative group of 15,827 people ages 45 to 80 who had been married at least once. And in the part of their study, participants were interviewed for every 2 years from 1992 to 2010 about their marital status and health. During the study period, about one-third of participants had been divorced at least once.

Even the men, who got divorced, had the same complications in health, but the statistics showed women had higher percentage of risks.

The study, which is published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, also men who remarried also fared better than women. These men experienced the same risk of heart attack as men who had been married continuously to one partner.

Apart from the risks of heart attacks, both women and men will have to suffer from the mental stress if they do not get perfect activities in later stages. The separated couple will feel the isolation and loneliness in middle ages and at their end stages. If the persons, who got separated get warmth from friends, children and members of families may have the comfort life corresponding to their lifestyle and surroundings.

-Kannamsai