1. Peripheral artery disease in patients with schizophrenia as compared to controls
- Author
-
Linea Rosenberg Jørgensen, Cathrine Linnea Hegtmann, Sune P. V. Straszek, Christian Høyer, Christoffer Polcwiartek, Lars J. Petersen, Martin Kamp Dalgaard, Svend Eggert Jensen, and René Ernst Nielsen
- Subjects
Atherosclerosis ,Toe–brachial index ,Cardiovascular disease ,Schizophrenia ,Peripheral artery disease ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
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
- Published
- 2023
- Full Text
- View/download PDF