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Article: A case-control study of effect of opium addiction on myocardial infarction.
- Article from:
- American Journal of Applied Sciences
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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Abstract: Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and Myocardial Infarction (MI) are one of the most important disease which cause mortality and morbidity. Opioid peptides and exogenous opioid such as morphine are known to exert important cardiovascular effect. To study effect of opium addiction to incidence of MI. A Case-Control study was designed in Kerman university. 150 patients with MI was admitted to CCU and 150 matched patients admitted in surgical wards evaluate from cardiovascular risk factor and apium addiction. Analysis of data suggested no difference between two groups (P>0.05). But smoking OR = 2.45, hypertension OR = 2.65, Diabetes mellitus OR = 1.82 and ...