In order to investigate the joint effect of history of diabetes and blood transfusion on ischemic heart disease mortality, we analyzed data for 7,759 subjects enrolled in a cohort study in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. All deaths due to ischemic heart disease were recorded. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of ischemic ...

BACKGROUND Apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels predict fatal myocardial infarction. Whether apoB also predicts nonfatal ischemic cardiovascular events is unclear. We tested the following hypotheses: apoB predicts ischemic cardiovascular events, and apoB is a better predictor of ischemic cardiovascular events than low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 9231 asymptomatic...

BACKGROUND Normal upper endoscopy may be a marker of ischemic heart disease in patients with unexplained chest/epigastric pain. METHODS We examined the 10-year risk of ischemic heart disease and mortality in a cohort of 386 Danish patients with chest/epigastric pain, normal upper endoscopy, and no prior hospital discharge diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (defined as patients with unexplain...

Objective: Mortality rates from ischemic heart disease vary among ethnic groups. Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables has been associated with a lower risk of ischemic heart disease, but ethnic-specific data are limited. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Hawaii and Los Angeles County, between 1993 and 1996. Participants: These analyses included 164,617 adults age 45 to 75, represent...

A weak positive association between male pattern baldness and ischemic heart disease has been suggested previously. The authors examined this issue by using data from the Epidemiologic Follow-up Study of the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. As part of the baseline medical examination between 1971 and 1975, the presence and degree of male alopecia (none, minimal, moderate,...

This study prospectively examined the association between shift work and the risk of ischemic heart disease among Japanese male workers. A baseline survey, which involved 110,792 inhabitants (age range: 40-79 years) from 45 areas throughout Japan, was conducted between 1988 and 1990. The causes of death were identified from death certificates. The analysis was restricted to 17,649 men (age rang...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported an association between low birth weight and ischemic heart disease, but it remains unclear whether the association is mediated through poor fetal growth or short gestational duration. METHODS AND RESULTS In a cohort study, we have identified all subjects born preterm or with a low birth weight at 4 major delivery units in Sweden from 1925 through 1949....

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Because of uptrend and staggering expenses of health care and remedies, this study was investigated with goal of exploring the relationship between life style and Ischemic heart disease. Methods: This study was as case-control study. It consists of 360 participants for case group and 360 participants...