Exaggerated Peripheral and Systemic Vasoconstriction During Trauma Recall in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Co-twin Control Study

Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the mechanisms linking PTSD to CVD remain incompletely understood. We used a co-twin control study design to test the hypothesis that individuals with PTSD exhibit augmented peripheral and systemic vasoconstriction during a personalized trauma recall task.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - December 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zachary T. Martin, Amit J. Shah, Yi-An Ko, Shafa-at A. Sheikh, Obada Daaboul, George Haddad, Jack Goldberg, Nicholas L. Smith, Ten é T. Lewis, Arshed A. Quyyumi, J. Douglas Bremner, Viola Vaccarino Tags: Archival Report Source Type: research