Why the study?
Does recent respiratory infection increase the risk of myocardial infarction?
Population
333 individuals, comprising 119 cases admitted with a clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction to…
Comparison
Recent respiratory infection vs No recent respiratory infection
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Respiratory infection-MI link unconfirmed in case-control data; leaves open need for prospective confirmation before clinical consideration.
Does recent respiratory infection increase the risk of myocardial infarction?
This case-control study aims to investigate the association between recent respiratory infection and the risk of myocardial infarction, though results are not available in the provided truncated text.
Tim Clayton (2005) studied this question.
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