000			01656nam a2200229Ia 4500
008			241010s2006 xx 000 0 und d
040			_cManila Tytana Colleges
100			_aViolanti, John M. _914346
245		0	_aPosttraumatic stress symptoms and subclinical cardiovascular disease in police officers / _cJohn M. Violanti, Michael E. Andrew, Cecil M. Burchfel, Joan Dorn, Tara Hartley, Diane B. Miller
260			_cNovember 2006
336			_atext
337			_avolume
338			_aunmediated
440			_n13 : 4, pages 541-554 _aInternational Journal of Stress Management _914347
520			_aThe present study examined associations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms with subclinical cardiovascular disease in police officers. A stratified sample of 100 police officers was randomly selected from the Buffalo, New York, Police Department. Cardiovascular disease biomarkers were assessed by ultrasound of the brachial artery (flow-mediated dilation [FMD]). PTSD symptoms were measured with the Impact of Event Scale (IES). FMD was lowest in the severe PTSD symptom category when compared to the mild PTSD symptom category (1.91 vs. 5.15% increase, respectively; p=.21) even after adjustment for lifestyle and demographics. In conclusion, higher PTSD symptomatology in this police sample was associated with a nearly twofold reduction in brachial artery FMD, a biomarker for subclinical cardiovascular disease.
521			_aPsychology.
650			_aCardiovascular disease. _97043
650			_aPolice. _914348
650			_aPosttraumatic stress disorder. _913195
650			_aPsychosocial risk factors. _914349
942			_cA
999			_c86913 _d86913