Iranian Journal of Public Health (Aug 1992)

ABO AND RH BLOOD GROUPS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, FROM IRAN

  • "D.D. Farhud,
  • M. Aghakhan Mohebb,
  • I. Farhud,
  • H. Khavari - Khorasani "

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1-4
pp. 1 – 10

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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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