Women who reported being stalked by a former or current partner or by someone else were more likely to develop heart disease and stroke than women who did not experience those events.

A study led by a doctor at the University of British Columbia that included 66,207 women in the U.S. also found that women who obtained a restraining order had a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than women who did not obtain one.

Data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that about one in three women reported being stalked at some point in their lives.

“Although violence against women is common, and evidence has linked violence with consequences for women’s later heart health, it is still not widely recognized or routinely considered by heal

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