Matters of the Heart: Case-Crossover Analysis of Myocardial Infarction on Valentine's Day

We studied the risk of myocardial infarction on Valentine's Day. We conducted a case-crossover study of 51,450 adults with myocardial infarctions in February, 1989-2019. The exposure was Valentine's Day, and the 2 days before and after Valentine's Day. We estimated odds ratios (OR) to...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Auger, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Marianne Bilodeau-Bertrand, MSc, Aimina Ayoub, MSc, Brian J. Potter, MDCM, SM, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21000949