Cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: Prevalence of untreated risk factors and poor adherence to treatment guidelines

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is currently the leading cause of mortality among individuals living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The purpose of this study is to: 1) Describe the prevalence of CVD risk factors including dyslipidemia (DYS), hypertension (HTN) and type II...

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Published in:J Spinal Cord Med
Main Authors: Chopra, Amit S., Miyatani, Masae, Craven, B. Catharine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5810802/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27077567
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2016.1140390
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