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Understanding the long-term impacts of burn on the cardiovascular system

Highlights • Burn is associated with increased admissions for circulatory diseases. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for ischaemic heart disease. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for cerebrovascular disease. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for heart failure...

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Published in:Burns 2016-03, Vol.42 (2), p.366-374
Main Authors: Duke, Janine M, Randall, Sean M, Fear, Mark W, Boyd, James H, Rea, Suzanne, Wood, Fiona M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Highlights • Burn is associated with increased admissions for circulatory diseases. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for ischaemic heart disease. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for cerebrovascular disease. • Burn increases risk of first time admissions for heart failure. • Burn increases long-term mortality caused by circulatory system diseases.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.020