Diagnostic tests and treatment procedures performed prior to cardiovascular death in individuals with severe mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether severe mental illnesses (i.e., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) affected diagnostic testing and treatment for cardiovascular diseases in primary and specialized health care.

Methods

We performed a nationwide study of 72 385 individuals who died from cardiovascular disease, of whom 1487 had been diagnosed with severe mental illnesses. Log-binomial regression analysis was applied to study the impact of severe mental illnesses on the uptake of diagnostic tests (e.g., 24-h blood pressure, glucose/HbA1c measurements, electrocardiography, echocardiography, coronary angiography, and ultrasound of peripheral vessels) and invasive cardiovascular treatments (i.e., revascularization, arrhythmia treatment, and vascular surgery).

Results

Patients wit

SUBMITTER: Heiberg IH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317477 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature