War Vets With PTSD At Double The Risk For Heart Disease

Chris Engel 11/14/134:03 PM

"Vietnam War veterans suffering from PTSD may also be at risk for an even more debilitating health condition – heart disease.

"In a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), male twin Vietnam veterans with PTSD were twice as likely to develop heart disease within a 13-year period, compared to veterans who did not have PTSD, Medical Daily reported.

“This study provides further evidence that PTSD may affect physical health,” said Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, director of the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...."

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