Survivors from burn injury, especially young males, are at increased long-term risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Increased screening and counseling pertaining to lifestyle factors should be standard management post-burn injury.

Longitudinal observation of physiological changes, investigation of mechanistic factors, and investigation of interventional strategies should be instituted.

A total of 4,134 individuals in the database were analyzed according to demographic and clinical variables.

The 20-year age-standardized cardiovascular mortality rate for the burns cohort was significantly higher compared with the Australian population.

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