Abstract 14272: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depression and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease
Viola Vaccarino, Amit J. Shah, Cherie Rooks, Emir Veledar, J. Douglas Bremner and Jack Goldberg
Circulation, Vol.124
2011
Abstract
Background. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emerging risk factor for CHD, but is comorbid with major depressive disorder (MDD), an established CHD risk factor. We sought to determine the...