Disparities in cardiovascular disease and treatment in the Nordic countries.

Among residents in Denmark in 1994–2006, hospital admission for CVD were 25–30% higher in patients with a psychiatric diagnosis, with an increasing trend over time in patients with schizophrenia. 64 Specialized CV examinations 65 and invasive procedures 64 , 65 are significantly underutilized and there is an increased case-fatality after MI. 66 All associations were strongest among patients with schizophrenia. 64 , 65 , 66 Mental health and emergency care When assessing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients among patients with and without a psychiatric diagnosis, patients with any psychiatric diagnosis had significantly lower short and long-term survival, most profoundly among patients with severe mental illness.

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