Diabetes Plus Schizophrenia Increases Risk of Heart Disease - in Meeting Coverage, IDF from MedPage Today

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By Kate Johnson, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today

When diabetes is complicated by a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the risk of cardiovascular events increases, but when those events occur, the patient is less likely to undergo revascularization, researchers reported here.

In a retrospective study of more than 126,000 patients with diabetes -- including 2,952 with diabetes and schizophrenia -- patients who were dually diagnosed were about 20% more likely to have cardiovascular disease, but 49% less likely to undergo revascularization than patients diagnosed with diabetes or schizophrenia alone, Lauren Bresee, MSc, of the University of Alberta School of Public Health, reported at the International Diabetes Federation World Congress of Diabetes.
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