Risk factors for myocardial infarction in women and men: Insights from the INTERHEART study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 932-940

  Anand, Sonia S ^a,b,c   Islam, Shofiqul ^a,b,c   Rosengren, Annika ^d   Franzosi, Maria Grazia ^e   Steyn, Krisela ^f   Yusufali, Afzal Hussein ^g   Keltai, Matyas ^h   Diaz, Rafael ⁱ   Rangarajan, Sumathy ^a,b,c   Yusuf, Salim ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^g DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^h Gottsegen Gyorgy Orszagos Kardiologiai Intezet   (Hungary)

ⁱ ECLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Global health; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 41849150370     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn018     Document Type: Article

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