TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiovascular disease-related medical evacuations, active and reserve components, U.S. armed forces, 1 October 2001–31 december 2017
AU - Clark, Leslie L.
AU - Oh, Gi Taik
AU - Stahlman, Shauna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - From 1 October 2001 through 31 December 2017, a total of 697 medical evacuations of service members from the U.S. Central Command (CENT-COM) area of responsibility were followed by at least one medical encounter in a fixed medical facility outside the operational theater with a diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease (CVD). The vast majority of those (n=660; 94.7%) evacuated were males. More than a third of CVD-related evacuations (n=278, 39.9%) occurred in service members 45 years of age or older; slightly more than half (n=369; 52.9%) occurred in reserve or guard members. The most common CVD risk factors which had been diagnosed among evacuated service members prior to their deployment were hypertension (n=236; 33.9%) and hyperlipidemia (n=241; 34.9%). Much lower percentages had been pre-viously diagnosed with obesity (n=74, 10.6%) or diabetes (n=21, 3.0%). More than 1 in 4 service members with a CVD-related medical evacuation had been diagnosed with more than one risk factor (n=182, 26.1%). Both limita-tions to the data available and strategies to reduce CVD morbidity in theater are discussed.
AB - From 1 October 2001 through 31 December 2017, a total of 697 medical evacuations of service members from the U.S. Central Command (CENT-COM) area of responsibility were followed by at least one medical encounter in a fixed medical facility outside the operational theater with a diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease (CVD). The vast majority of those (n=660; 94.7%) evacuated were males. More than a third of CVD-related evacuations (n=278, 39.9%) occurred in service members 45 years of age or older; slightly more than half (n=369; 52.9%) occurred in reserve or guard members. The most common CVD risk factors which had been diagnosed among evacuated service members prior to their deployment were hypertension (n=236; 33.9%) and hyperlipidemia (n=241; 34.9%). Much lower percentages had been pre-viously diagnosed with obesity (n=74, 10.6%) or diabetes (n=21, 3.0%). More than 1 in 4 service members with a CVD-related medical evacuation had been diagnosed with more than one risk factor (n=182, 26.1%). Both limita-tions to the data available and strategies to reduce CVD morbidity in theater are discussed.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084647945
SN - 2158-0111
VL - 26
SP - 12
EP - 16
JO - Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
JF - Medical Surveillance Monthly Report
IS - 1
ER -