sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
"The researchers found the incidence of CHD was more than double in twins with PTSD than those without. This, even after controlling for the other “usual suspects” we think of when we think of CHD e.g. lifestyle factors such as smoking or level of physical activity, other CHD risk factors and other mental health conditions also associated with CHD such as Major Depression."
http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/...ers-increase-risk-for-coronary-heart-disease/
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease: A Twin Study
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Available online 27 June 2013,
Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD∗, †, Corresponding author contact information, E-mail the corresponding author, Jack Goldberg, PhD‡, Cherie Rooks, PhD∗, Amit J. Shah, MD, MSCR†, Emir Veledar, PhD†, Tracy L. Faber, PhD§, John R. Votaw, PhD§, Christopher W. Forsberg, MS‡, J. Douglas Bremner, MD#
Conclusions
Among Vietnam era veterans, PTSD is a risk factor for CHD.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109713025060
http://blogs.plos.org/mindthebrain/...ers-increase-risk-for-coronary-heart-disease/
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease: A Twin Study
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Available online 27 June 2013,
Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD∗, †, Corresponding author contact information, E-mail the corresponding author, Jack Goldberg, PhD‡, Cherie Rooks, PhD∗, Amit J. Shah, MD, MSCR†, Emir Veledar, PhD†, Tracy L. Faber, PhD§, John R. Votaw, PhD§, Christopher W. Forsberg, MS‡, J. Douglas Bremner, MD#
Conclusions
Among Vietnam era veterans, PTSD is a risk factor for CHD.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109713025060