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Transl Psychiatry
January 2025
Genetic Epidemiology Group, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Experiencing a traumatic event may lead to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), including symptoms such as flashbacks and hyperarousal. Individuals suffering from PTSD are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but it is unclear why. This study assesses shared genetic liability and potential causal pathways between PTSD and CVD.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address:
Int J Cardiol
January 2025
Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol University, Bristol, UK; Narayana Health, India.
Can J Cardiol
January 2025
Brigham and Women's Hospital Amyloidosis Program and Section of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA 02115 USA; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
AF is a common arrhythmia in cardiomyopathy, particularly when congestive heart failure is present. The neurohormonal activation in congestive heart failure may trigger fibrotic and other changes in the left atrium and the atrial stretch associated with heart failure may induce further atrial pathology and/ or directly trigger AF (8). By the time that patients with AF develop extensive fibrosis, the arrhythmia has been shown to be associated with a greater difficulty in maintaining sinus rhythm despite attempted ablation procedures.
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