Why the study?
Do patients with schizophrenia have worse markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and diastolic dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Population
116 patients with schizophrenia and 88 healthy controls. Excluded: comorbid psychiatric disorder…
Comparison
Schizophrenia (disease state) vs Healthy control group
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports heightened CV surveillance in schizophrenia; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Do patients with schizophrenia have worse markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and diastolic dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Patients with schizophrenia exhibit signs of subclinical atherosclerosis and diastolic dysfunction, suggesting a higher baseline cardiovascular risk even in the absence of traditional risk factors.
Ünsal et al. (2013) studied this question.
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