Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Associated with a Restless Legs Syndrome Diagnosis in a Retrospective Cohort Study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California | Zendy

Stephen K. Van Den Eeden | Zendy; Kathleen B. Albers | Zendy; Julie Davidson | Zendy; Clete A. Kushida | Zendy; Amethyst Leimpeter | Zendy; Lorene M. Nelson | Zendy; Rita A. Popat | Zendy; Caroline M. Tanner | Zendy; Kristen Bibeau | Zendy; Charles P. Quesenberry | Zendy

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Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Associated with a Restless Legs Syndrome Diagnosis in a Retrospective Cohort Study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Author(s) -

Stephen K. Van Den Eeden,

Kathleen B. Albers,

Julie Davidson,

Clete A. Kushida,

Amethyst Leimpeter,

Lorene M. Nelson,

Rita A. Popat,

Caroline M. Tanner,

Kristen Bibeau,

Charles P. Quesenberry

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.4800

Subject(s) - medicine , restless legs syndrome , retrospective cohort study , disease , cohort , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , neurology

Recent cross-sectional studies suggest that restless legs syndrome (RLS) may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity or risk factors. We evaluated whether primary or secondary RLS was associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease in a retrospective cohort study within Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC).

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