Identification of an increased lifetime risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in UK Biobank participants with scoliosis
Background Structural changes caused by spinal curvature may impact the organs within the thoracic cage, including the heart. Cardiac abnormalities in patients with idiopathic scoliosis are often studied post-corrective surgery or secondary to diseases. To investigate cardiac structure, function and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Open Heart |
| Online Access: | https://openheart.bmj.com/content/10/1/e002224.full |