Why the study?
Does current oral contraceptive use increase the risk of myocardial infarction in women?
Population
1,173 women, comprising 248 cases with a first myocardial infarction between 1990 and 1995 and 925 control…
Comparison
Current use of oral contraceptives, including… vs Non-users of oral contraceptives.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports careful contraceptive risk assessment in women with cardiovascular factors; leaves open causal confirmation in prospective cohorts.
Does current oral contraceptive use increase the risk of myocardial infarction in women?
Current oral contraceptive use doubles the risk of myocardial infarction, with a synergistic and highly magnified risk observed in women with concurrent cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia.
Bea C. Tanis (2003) studied this question.
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