Do trauma exposure and elevated PTSD symptoms predict the onset of cardiovascular events in women?
Trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in women, highlighting the need for CVD risk screening in this population.
Trauma exposure and elevated PTSD symptoms may increase the risk of CVD in this population of women. These findings suggest that screening for CVD risk and reducing health risk behaviors in trauma-exposed women may be promising avenues for prevention and intervention.
Sumner et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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