Does Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) increase the risk of incident Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) in women veterans?
PTSD is associated with an increased risk of incident ischemic heart disease in women veterans, suggesting a need for enhanced IHD risk assessment in this population.
This cohort study found that PTSD was associated with increased risk of IHD in women veterans and may have implications for IHD risk assessment in vulnerable individuals.
Ebrahimi et al. (Wed,) studied this question.