Objective.–To assess the association between first myocardial infarction and the use of antihypertensive agents. Design and Setting.–We conducted a population-based case-control study among enrollees of the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound (GHC). Patients and Methods.–Cases were hypertensive patients who sustained a first fatal or nonfatal myocardial infarction from 1986 through 1993 among women and… Continue reading The risk of myocardial infarction associated with antihypertensive drug therapies
Keyword: Heart Attack_Risk Factors
Workplace conditions, socioeconomic status, and the risk of mortality and acute myocardial infarction: the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
Objectives. This study investigated whether the association between workplace conditions and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and acute myocardial infarction differed by socioeconomic status. Methods. Prospective data were used to examine these associations in 2297 Finnish men, with adjustment for prevalent diseases and biological, behavioral, and psychosocial covariates, and stratified by employment status… Continue reading Workplace conditions, socioeconomic status, and the risk of mortality and acute myocardial infarction: the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study