Association Between ABO Blood Groups And Myocardial Infarction In Jodhpur City of India.
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2012-06
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Background: Many reports have appeared in recent years showing an association between blood
groups and Myocardial Infarction. Clinical studies have shown a significant association between MI
and blood group B. Objective: To investigate correlation of ABO blood groups with risk of MI.
Methods: The present cross sectional study analyzed ABO blood group among total 400 subjects of
any age from the local population of Jodhpur city from July to December 2011.Among them 200
subjects were normal healthy(135 male and 65 female) students of Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur
and another 200(135male, 65female) were MI patients admitted in the CCU of Mathura Das
Memorial(MDM) Hospital, Jodhpur. ABO blood group of all subjects were determined by slide
agglutination method. Risk of MI was expressed by risk ratio. Data were analyzed by one sample chi
square test. Results: The results obtained in this study showed that the prevalence of MI in blood
group B is significantly higher than in all other ABO blood groups. Conclusion: The results may
conclude that there is a significant association between MI and blood group B. So this study reveals
MI risk is associated with the blood group B.
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ABO blood groups, Myocardial Infarction, Jodhpur
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Garg Priyanka, Kumar Jayant, Choudhary Raghuveer, Chawla VK. Association Between ABO Blood Groups And Myocardial Infarction In Jodhpur City of India. 13-17.