Why the study?
Do questionnaire-assessed chest pain symptoms predict first major ischaemic heart disease events in middle-aged men?
Population
7735 randomly selected men, aged 40-59 years at entry
Comparison
Questionnaire-assessed chest pain symptoms vs No chest pain
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 14.7 years
Authors
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Chest pain symptoms on questionnaires identify higher-risk middle-aged men; supports risk stratification but leaves open need for prospective outcome trials.
Do questionnaire-assessed chest pain symptoms predict first major ischaemic heart disease events in middle-aged men?
Questionnaire-assessed chest pain symptoms, particularly exertional angina and possible myocardial infarction, strongly predict future major ischaemic heart disease events even in men without a formal diagnosis.
Fiona Lampe (1998) studied this question.
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