Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among U.S. service members
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher prevalence of the disease including older age, lower educational level and prior diagnoses of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity, according to a new study.