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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1992-12-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1602 |
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. |
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ISSN: | 2251-6085 2251-6093 |