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January 19, 2008QJMOpen Access

Ethnic differences in myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension: effects of diabetes mellitus

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Why the study?

Does South Asian ethnicity increase the risk of myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension compared to Caucasian ethnicity?

Population

454 patients with hypertension attending Sandwell and City Hospitals in the UK.

Comparison

South Asian ethnicity vs Caucasian ethnicity

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 64.7 (12.1) months

Authors

JPJay PatelHLHyun‐Sul LimAGAshan Gunarathne

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Overview

Diabetes drives MI risk in hypertensive South Asians more than ethnicity; leaves open causal mediation and targeted prevention trials.

Structured PICO

Does South Asian ethnicity increase the risk of myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension compared to Caucasian ethnicity?

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Population
454 patients with hypertension (350 Caucasian, 104 South Asian) attending Sandwell and City Hospitals in the UK.
I
Intervention
South Asian ethnicity
C
Comparator
Caucasian ethnicity
O
Outcome
Myocardial infarction (MI)hard clinical

The increased risk of myocardial infarction observed in hypertensive South Asians in the UK appears to be mediated by a higher prevalence of diabetes rather than ethnicity itself.

Cite This Study

Patel et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a96d8353de69e89b89a35https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcm151
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