Why the study?
Does low social support increase the risk of cardiac events in men with ischaemic ST segment depression?
Population
98 men aged 68 years with one or more episodes of ischaemic type ST segment depression during 24-hour…
Comparison
Low social support vs High social support
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
63 months
Authors
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Low social support signals elevated cardiac risk in men with ST depression; leaves open whether support interventions improve outcomes.
Does low social support increase the risk of cardiac events in men with ischaemic ST segment depression?
Low social support is strongly associated with an increased risk of future cardiac events in older men with ischaemic ST segment depression, independent of other risk factors.
Hedblad et al. (1992) studied this question.
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