Mortality and morbidity of patients with treated and untreated epilepsy in New Zealand.
Kristen Joy HamiltonZhibin Chen MBiostatAndrew TomlinPatrick KwanPublished in: Epilepsia (2020)
Most epilepsy patients were treated at diagnosis in New Zealand, but Maori patients had lower treatment rates and worse health outcomes. The apparent increased risk of acute myocardial infarction among the untreated or delayed treatment patients warrants further research.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy
- cardiovascular events
- contrast enhanced