Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort Study of 1.1 Million Young Adults

Background Acute psychological stress and negative emotions are known risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether exposure to chronic stress syndromes, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), also increases susceptibility to AF is unknown. Methods and Results We prospectively assessed t...

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Main Authors: Lindsey Rosman, Rachel Lampert, Christine M. Ramsey, James Dziura, Phillip W. Chui, Cynthia Brandt, Sally Haskell, Matthew M. Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.013741
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