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PTSD does not cause Heart disease, but any sort of stress can harm the heart. PTSD causes the heat rate and blood pressure to increase, and is a major cause of anxiety. This can be one of the triggers of heart disease, and can certainly worsen any sort of inborn weakness in the cardiac system.

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