2013
Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention
Srihari VH, Phutane VH, Ozkan B, Chwastiak L, Ratliff JC, Woods SW, Tek C. Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia: Defining a critical period for prevention. Schizophrenia Research 2013, 146: 64-68. PMID: 23422728, PMCID: PMC3622848, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature cardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular riskUrban community mental health centerCommunity mental health centerCardiovascular risk estimatesPrior antipsychotic exposureRace-matched peersCardiovascular risk factorsEarly psychosis clinicMental health centersSuch preventive effortsLow-risk categoryCritical periodAntipsychotic exposureBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeObese categoryPsychosis clinicNormal weightPrimary preventionRisk factorsNational HealthHealth centersNutrition Survey
2012
Obese Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients Have Significantly Higher 10-Year General Cardiovascular Risk and Vascular Ages than Obese Individuals without Severe Mental Illness
Ratliff JC, Palmese LB, Reutenauer EL, Srihari VH, Tek C. Obese Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients Have Significantly Higher 10-Year General Cardiovascular Risk and Vascular Ages than Obese Individuals without Severe Mental Illness. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2012, 54: 67-73. PMID: 22664309, PMCID: PMC3435456, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessGeneral CVD riskSchizophrenia spectrum patientsVascular ageCVD riskSpectrum patientsNHANES participantsMetabolic riskMental illnessGeneral cardiovascular riskMean vascular ageSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease mortalityPrimary care cliniciansHDL cholesterol levelsNutrition Examination SurveyCVD eventsCardiovascular riskObese controlsObese patientsBlood pressureCare cliniciansHypertension treatmentSmoking statusExamination Survey
2011
Cardiovascular risk in a first-episode psychosis sample: A ‘critical period’ for prevention?
Phutane VH, Tek C, Chwastiak L, Ratliff JC, Ozyuksel B, Woods SW, Srihari VH. Cardiovascular risk in a first-episode psychosis sample: A ‘critical period’ for prevention? Schizophrenia Research 2011, 127: 257-261. PMID: 21242060, PMCID: PMC3051021, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseFirst-episode psychosis patientsFirst-episode psychosis sampleEpisode psychosis patientsHeart diseaseCardiovascular riskPsychosis patientsPlasma glucoseRisk factorsFirst-episode psychosis clinicNational Cholesterol Education ProgramPsychosis sampleCardiovascular risk factorsHigh cardiovascular riskStatus of diabetesCholesterol Education ProgramBody mass indexCommon medical illnessesU.S. National HealthNutrition Examination SurveyRace-matched controlsIndividual risk factorsEarly intervention clinicCross-sectional analysisCardiovascular morbidity