Postraumatic Stress Found Cardiotoxic in Older Veterans - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today

Postraumatic Stress Found Cardiotoxic in Older Veterans - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today: "Postraumatic Stress Found Cardiotoxic in Older Veterans


By Judith Groch, Senior Writer, MedPage Today
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
January 02, 2007
Additional Acute Coronary Syndrome Coverage


BOSTON, Jan. 2 -- More severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increased the risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction in older male veterans, researchers reported."