Respiratory symptoms and long-term risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer and other causes in Swedish men
Why the study?
Does effort-related breathlessness predict mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in middle-aged men?
Population
6442 men aged 51-59 at baseline, free of clinical angina pectoris and prior myocardial infarction
Comparison
Effort-related breathlessness (and cough/phlegm) vs Absence of effort-related breathlessness
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
16 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Breathlessness signals higher long-term mortality risk in middle-aged men; hypothesis-generating for risk stratification, needs prospective validation.
Structured PICO
Does effort-related breathlessness predict mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes in middle-aged men?
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Population
6442 men aged 51-59 at baseline, free of clinical angina pectoris and prior myocardial infarction
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Intervention
Effort-related breathlessness (and cough/phlegm)
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Comparator
Absence of effort-related breathlessness
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Outcome
Mortality from cardiovascular causes, cancer, and all causeshard clinical
Effort-related breathlessness is an independent predictor of long-term cardiovascular, cancer, and all-cause mortality in middle-aged men.
Cite This Study
Annika Rosengren (1998) studied this question.