Association between hematocrit in late adolescence and subsequent myocardial infarction in Swedish men

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3588-3593

  Toss, Fredrik ^a,b,c   Nordström, Anna ^a,b   Nordström, Peter ^a,c  

^a Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences Sports Medicine   (Sweden)

^b Rehabilitation Medicine   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Blood rheology; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Hematocrit; Myocardial infarction; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ETHNIC GROUP; FOLLOW UP; GASTRITIS; HAY FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEIGHT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SWEDISH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENCE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEMATOCRIT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886290103     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.065     Document Type: Article

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