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In the three-month period following a spouse's death, widows and widowers are more likely to exhibit risk factors linked to cardiovascular illness and death, according to a new study. 一项新研究指出，配偶去世后的三个月里，丧偶的人更可能表现出与心血管疾病或死亡有关的风险因素。 This could make a bereaved spouse more likely to "die of a broken heart," the researchers say. 这会使丧偶的人更可能“死于心碎”，研究人员说道。 The study found that individuals who have lost a spouse within the last three months have higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and lower heart rate variability (HRV) compared with non-bereaved individuals who share the sex, age, body mass index, and educational level. 研究发现，当人们的性别、年龄、体质指数和受教育程度相同的时候，与那些没有失去配偶的人相比，在最近三个月里丧偶的人有更高浓度的致炎细胞因子和更低的心率变动水平。 Both are factors that increase an individual's risk for cardiac events, including death. The study is the first to demonstrate that bereavement is associated with elevated levels of ex vivo cytokines and lower HRV. 这两种因素都会增加一个人罹患心脏病或死亡的风险。该研究首次证明，丧亲与更高水平的体外细胞因子及更低的心率变动水平有关。 | 
