Heart Attack Epidemiology
New heart attack epidemiology data have been reported by researchers at Karolinska Institute, Department of Public Health Sciences
Published in Cardiovascular Week, September 7th, 2009
Current study results from the report, 'Chocolate consumption and mortality following a first acute myocardial infarction: the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program,' have been published. In this recent report, researchers in Stockholm, Sweden conducted a study "To assess the long-term effects of chocolate consumption amongst patients with established coronary heart disease. In a population-based inception cohort study, we followed 1169 non-diabetic patients hospitalized with a confirmed first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between 1992 and 1994 in Stockholm County, Sweden, as part of the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program."
"Participants self-reported usual...
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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2009-09-07)
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