2017
Risk for Incident Hypertension Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans and the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
Burg MM, Brandt C, Buta E, Schwartz J, Bathulapalli H, Dziura J, Edmondson DE, Haskell S. Risk for Incident Hypertension Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans and the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment. Psychosomatic Medicine 2017, 79: 181-188. PMID: 27490852, PMCID: PMC5285494, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionMaleRiskStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeteransYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatmentHypertension riskHazard ratioDisorder treatmentSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsSerotonin reuptake inhibitor medicationsStress disorderIncident hypertension riskClinic blood pressureCardiovascular mortality riskInteraction of PTSDReuptake inhibitor medicationsLong-term health impactsStress disorder diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisAntihypertensive medicationsHypertension AssociatedIncident hypertensionHypertensive rangeBlood pressureInhibitor medicationMedical visitsCardiovascular diseaseMortality risk
2016
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
Burg MM, Soufer R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 94. PMID: 27566327, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0770-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansHypertensionMyocardial InfarctionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderCardiovascular diseaseStress disorderIncident hypertension riskIncident cardiovascular diseaseAcute cardiac eventsEmergency department environmentCardiac eventsCardiovascular mortalityEarly recurrenceMilitary veteran sampleHypertension riskClinical pathwayPatient experiencePTSD treatmentPTSD onsetTrauma exposureVeteran sampleAutomobile accidentsDepartment environmentMortalityDiseaseRiskTraumaDisorders