Trauma Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risk

A study of 219,866 adults published in the Journal of the American Heart Association links post-traumatic mental health conditions to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Researchers identified alcohol abuse as the most significant psychiatric predictor of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events for both men and women following trauma.

The 24-year study, which tracked data from 1995 to 2019, found that mood disorders like depression were also prominent predictors, particularly among female participants.