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