Peripheral artery disease in patients with schizophrenia as compared to controls

Autor: Linea Rosenberg Jørgensen, Cathrine Linnea Hegtmann, Sune P. V. Straszek, Christian Høyer, Christoffer Polcwiartek, Lars J. Petersen, Martin Kamp Dalgaard, Svend Eggert Jensen, René Ernst Nielsen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03143-9
Popis: Abstract Background Patients with schizophrenia have an increased prevalence of risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and is expected to have an increased prevalence of PAD. PAD can be detected utilizing toe–brachial index (TBI) which screens for vascular pathology proximal to the toes. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, we defined the subpopulations: (1) Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia less than 2 years before inclusion (SCZ
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