Gillian Kelly

Ripple Effects of Early Life Stress on Vascular Health | Hypertension The term early life stress encompasses traumatic events occurring before the age of 18 years, such as physical abuse, verbal abuse, household dysfunctions, sexual abuse, childhood neglect, child maltr...

Early life stress (ELS) is alarmingly common and has lasting impacts on health—including increased risk of CVD later in life. In our recent review, we explore the ripple effect of how ELS disrupts future vascular function.
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For my first post, I thought I'd share what Early Life Stress is. Early Life Stress includes harmful experiences ranging from neglect, physical abuse, to trouble in the household. Up to 1.9 million heart disease cases potentially can be stopped by addressing Early Life Stress!