New study links childhood trauma with heart failure

(Greater Dakota News Service) Child-abuse prevention specialists say a new study underscores the need to protect kids from traumatic situations to avoid long-term physical health issues. International researchers have found a 14 percent increase in heart failure among adults who experienced one form of childhood maltreatment. 

Those with three to five types of maltreatment had a 43 percent increased risk. 

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