Understanding how PTSD raises heart disease risk
Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:25 PM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased levels of two coagulation (clotting) factors and may thereby promote atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, investigators say. ...
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