Why the study?
Do female partners of men with acute myocardial infarction have a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors compared to matched controls?
Population
89 female partners of men under 65 years of age with acute myocardial infarction surviving to 3 months, and…
Comparison
Being a female partner of a man with recent… vs Age- and marital status-matched healthy female…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May support CHD risk screening for AMI partners; leaves open prospective trials before practice change.
Do female partners of men with acute myocardial infarction have a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors compared to matched controls?
Women married to men with premature AMI have a higher prevalence of CHD risk factors, suggesting that cardiovascular screening of family members should be extended to partners due to shared lifestyle risks.
Wood et al. (1997) studied this question.
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