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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Jan 8;102:106269. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106269

Figure 1. Pathophysiological Pathways to CHD in PTSD.

Figure 1

Note. The hypothesized pathways (solid lines) by which PTSD symptoms directly increase CHD risk and comorbid psychiatric conditions and adverse health behaviors increase CHD risk (dotted lines). PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder, ANS = Autonomic nervous system, APNS = Peripheral nervous system, SNS = Sympathetic nervous system, CRP = C-reactive protein, CHD = Coronary heart disease.