People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a significantly higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other vascular diseases compared with the general population.
In schizophrenia the figures suggest a 50% higher risk of CHD in women and a 34% higher risk in men. The prevalence of a number of modifiable risk factors is the key to understanding the problem. It is estimated that over 90% of the risk can be attributed to factors that could be modified. For example, the estima...
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