Journal article
Association of risk factors with acute myocardial infarction in Middle Eastern countries: the INTERHEART Middle East study
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Middle East (ME) is projected to increase substantially by 2020. There are no large studies on the impact of risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the region. This is a report on the association of nine risk factors with AMI in the ME.
METHODS AND RESULTS: As part of the INTERHEART (IH) study, we enrolled 1364 cases of first AMI and 1525 matching controls …
Authors
Gehani AA; Al-Hinai AT; Zubaid M; Almahmeed W; Hasani MRM; Yusufali AH; Hassan MO; Lewis BS; Islam S; Rangarajan S
Journal
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 400–410
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
4 2014
DOI
10.1177/2047487312465525
ISSN
2047-4873