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Childhood sexual abuse linked to later heart attacks in men

September 6, 2012 by

Men who experienced childhood sexual abuse are three times more likely to have a heart attack than men who were not sexually abused as children, according to a new study. The researchers found no association between childhood sexual abuse and heart attacks among women.

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