Cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness in Italy

Abstract Background Patients with severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorders, are more frequently affected by metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular (CV) diseases than the general population, with a significant reduction in life expectancy. Beyond metabolic syndrome, qu...

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Main Authors: Virginio Salvi, Andrea Aguglia, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Davide Bianchi, Chiara Donfrancesco, Filippo Dragogna, Luigi Palmieri, Gianluca Serafini, Mario Amore, Claudio Mencacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933820000942/type/journal_article