Prevalence of Cardiovascular Conditions After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparison Between the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Shanti M. Pinto,
Bhaskar Thakur,
Raj G. Kumar
et al.
Abstract:Background
The purpose of this study is to compare the prevalence of self‐reported cardiovascular conditions among individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) to a propensity‐matched control cohort.
Methods and Results
A cross‐sectional study described self‐reported cardiovascular conditions (hypertension, congestive heart failure [CHF], myocardial infarction [MI], and stroke) from participants who completed interviews between Janua… Show more
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