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Heart attack survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder have a clearly higher mortality risk than patients without the disorder. This is the result of a current study of approximately 150 patients who received treatment with a defibrillator after a heart attack or cardiac arrest. The scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Technische Universität München and the German Heart Center Munich underscore the need to devote considerably more attention to psychological symptoms than has been...

Fight against Memories – Psychological Health Vitally Important for Cardiac Patients

Heart attack survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder have a clearly higher mortality risk than patients without the disorder. This is the result of a current study of approximately 150 patients who received treatment with a defibrillator after a heart attack or cardiac arrest. The scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Technische Universität München and the German Heart Center Munich underscore the need to devote considerably more attention to psychological symptoms than has been...

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