Open Access<p>Retrospective study of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a cohort of combat veterans with lower limb amputation</p>
Author(s) -
Vibha Bhatnagar,
Erin Richard,
Ted Melcer,
Jay Walker,
Michael R. Galarneau
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s212729
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , veterans affairs , retrospective cohort study , risk factor , population , cohort study , cohort , diabetes mellitus , critical limb ischemia , surgery , physical therapy , vascular disease , arterial disease , endocrinology , environmental health
Previous studies have shown that veterans with lower limb amputation have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with population-based controls. American veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan with lower limb amputation may be at a similarly higher risk.