Intensity of physical exertion and triggering of myocardial infarction: A case-crossover study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1881-1888

  Von Klot, Stephanie ^a,b   Mittleman, Murray A ^c   Dockery, Douglas W ^b   Heier, Margit ^a,d   Meisinger, Christa ^a,d   Hörmann, Allmut ^a   Wichmann, H Erich ^a,e   Peters, Annette ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case crossover; Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction; Onset; Strenuous exertion; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 48749085368     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn235     Document Type: Article

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