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ArticleThe primary care companion for CNS disorders2016

Predictors of Calf Arterial Compliance in Male Veterans With Psychiatric Diagnoses.

Maju Mathew Koola, John D Sorkin, Molly Fargotstein, W Virgil Brown, Bruce Cuthbert, Jeffrey Hollis, Jeffrey K Raines, Erica J Duncan

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Article in The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maju Mathew KoolaClinical Research Program, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, Maryland, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
John D SorkinBaltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Molly FargotsteinMental Health Service, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.
W Virgil BrownDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Bruce CuthbertMental Health Service, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jeffrey HollisDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York, New York.
Jeffrey K RainesUniversity of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Erica J DuncanMental Health Service, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Emory University · USMount Sinai Beth Israel · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)P30AG028747 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Stephen L. Seliger · 2006 to 2026
$28.9M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028747
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeripheral arterial compliance (PAC) is a measure of the ability of the vascular tree to dilate in response to a pressure wave. Reduced PAC is seen in patients with psychiatric diagnoses and has been associated with increased risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, and mortality. The objective of this pilot study was to identify predictors of reduced PAC in subjects with psychiatric diagnoses.

methodsMale psychiatric subjects (N = 77) were studied in a cross-sectional study of medication effects on PAC conducted from August 2005 to February 2010. Calf and thigh compliance were modeled in separate linear regressions. The models were adjusted for age, race, smoking status, presence or absence of the metabolic syndrome, current treatment with a statin, diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, current antipsychotic treatment, and body mass index (BMI).

resultsOf the 77 subjects (mean ± SD age of 53.7 ± 8.8 years), 41 were white, 36 were black, and 27 were diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (

conclusionsIn this pilot study, significant predictors of calf compliance were race (black vs white) and BMI. PAC is a noninvasive measure that may be a predictor of cardiovascular risk in psychiatric patients. The reduced PAC seen in patients with psychiatric diagnoses does not appear to be directly related to their diagnosis or antipsychotic treatment but rather to other characteristics inherent to the subject. Future studies are warranted to better understand the pathophysiology of PAC including but not limited to inflammation in psychiatric patients.

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AdultAgedAntipsychotic AgentsArteriesComplianceCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLegLinear ModelsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPilot ProjectsPressureRisk FactorsAntipsychotic Agents

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PMID27733953
PMCPMC5035809
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