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PTSD linked to heart attack and stroke in women
Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, an anxiety disorder,is often associated with those who have gone to war. PTSD happens after people have experienced traumatic events and continue to recall stressors.
Symptoms of PTSD can come in the form of nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, and feelings of detachment. Since PTSD is most commonly associated with soldiers returning from war, it’s often overlooked that women experience PTSD twice as much as men.
PTSD may raise odds of heart attack, stroke in women
Research conducted by the American Heart Association, and published in Circulation, uncovered the detrimental health effects of PTSD in women. About 50,000 participants were used in the study over the course of 20 years.
What they uncovered through analysis of data was that women who showed four or more symptoms of PTSD were 60 percent more likely to have cardiovascular disease. This was in comparison to women who never experienced a traumatic event. Women with no symptoms of PTSD, but who reported experiencing traumatic events, also had a greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
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