The impact of PTSD on associations between sex hormones and cardiovascular disease symptoms

ABSTRACTBackground: Women have twice the lifetime prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relative to men, and PTSD is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Two sex hormones – estradiol and progesterone – have been found to impact both PTSD and CVD symptomatology, but the...

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Main Authors: Joann J. Chen, Jahnvi Jain, Julia B. Merker, Theresa K. Webber, Jeffery C. Huffman, Antonia V. Seligowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20008066.2024.2320993