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with Sheila Mattei on the VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Posted May 16, 2019

VA Connecticut Healthcare System Preventative Cardiology Physician’s Assistant, Sheila Mattei, discusses VA and Department of Defense researcher that has found that PTSD and combat deployment may increase a veteran’s risk for coronary heart disease.

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