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Summary
A subset of data from current and former U.S. Military personnel participating in the Millennium Cohort Study was used to explore the role of military deployment history and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in coronary heart disease. Combat deployment was associated with newly reported coronary heart disease as well as coronary heart disease. Findings indicated that exposure to combat was more strongly related to mental and physical conditions compared to deployment alone or the number of cumulative days deployed.
Citation
Crum-Cianflone, N. F., Bagnell, M. E., Schaller, E., Boyko, E. J, Smith, B., Maynard, C., Ulmer, C. S., Vernalis, M., Smith, T. C. (2014). Impact of Combat Deployment and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Newly Reported Coronary Heart Disease Among US Active Duty and Reserve Forces. Circulation, 129, 1813-1820. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005407