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L'etude clinique du mois. INTERHEART": la preuve par 9. Neuf facteurs de risque predisent neuf infarctus du myocarde sur dix."
Scheen, André; Kulbertus, Henri
2004In Revue Médicale de Liège, 59 (11), p. 676-9
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Keywords :
Case-Control Studies; Forecasting; Humans; Myocardial Infarction/epidemiology/etiology; Risk Factors
Abstract :
[en] INTERHEART is a standardised case-control study of acute myocardial infarction in 52 countries representing every inhabited continent. 15152 cases and 14820 controls were enrolled. Collectively, 9 factors accounted for 90% of myocardial infarctions in men and 94% in women. These factors were 6 risk factors (dyslipidaemia characterized by high apoB/apoA1 ratio, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, abdominal obesity and stressful psychosocial factors) and 3 protective factors (daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, regular alcohol consumption, and regular physical activity). These findings suggest that interventions targeting these 9 factors have the potential to prevent most premature cases of myocardial infarction and that these strategies should be implemented worldwide.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Scheen, André  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Diabétologie, nutrition et maladie métaboliques - Médecine interne générale
Kulbertus, Henri ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté de médecine) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Médecine)
Language :
French
Title :
L'etude clinique du mois. INTERHEART": la preuve par 9. Neuf facteurs de risque predisent neuf infarctus du myocarde sur dix."
Alternative titles :
[en] Interheart: nine risk factors predict nine out of ten myocardial infarctions
Publication date :
2004
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
59
Issue :
11
Pages :
676-9
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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