Abstract:Background:
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in approximately 12% of
patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and such patients are at risk of further CVD morbidity
and mortality. It is unknown whether CVD patients with cardiac and non-cardiac traumatic events
leading to PTSD differ in medical comorbidities and psychiatric vulnerabilities. Our objective was
to compare heart failure (HF) patients with cardiac and non-cardiac PTSD.
Method:
A population of HF patients from 3 hospitals underw… Show more
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