September 02, 2014
Afghanistan war veterans, gulf war veterans, Heart Diseases, Iraq war veterans, Korean war veterans, military exposures, military families, ptsd, veterans children, Veterans Health, Vietnam veterans, WWII veterans
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A new study finds Vietnam veterans who experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD.
The more severe the PTSD diagnosis, the greater the likelihood of death from heart disease, the study showed.
Vietnam veterans with PTSDālike chronic smokersāare at higher risk of early death from heart disease, Dr. Boscarino concluded. Boscarino equated PTSD to smoking two to three packs of cigarettes per day for more than 20 years.