ABO AND RH BLOOD GROUPS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, FROM IRAN

ABO and Rh blood groups were studied in a total of 1680 patients with cardiovascular diseases (congenital n=547, valvular n=887 and coronary n=246). Statistical analysis (X2and Woolf’s Test) showed significant excess of B/O in mitral valve, aortic valve total valvular diseases and heart diseases gen...

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Main Authors: "D.D. Farhud, M. Aghakhan Mohebb, I. Farhud, H. Khavari - Khorasani "
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1992-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1602
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Summary:ABO and Rh blood groups were studied in a total of 1680 patients with cardiovascular diseases (congenital n=547, valvular n=887 and coronary n=246). Statistical analysis (X2and Woolf’s Test) showed significant excess of B/O in mitral valve, aortic valve total valvular diseases and heart diseases generally, also an increase of A/O in myocardial infarction. Significant increase of the frequency of Rh(D) positive individuals, was shown in myocardial infarction and total heart diseases.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093