Relationship Between Blood Groups and Cardiovascular Diseases: Insights From an Algerian Inpatient Study
Selma Amrani, Khalil Chaouki Zemouri, Khelifa Abderrahmene Bouguerra, Yahia Cherifi, Rachid Bouhadad, Salim Benkhedda · 2024
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Description
Amrani and five co-authors present a study from twenty twenty-four on blood groups and heart disease in Algerian hospital patients. African data on this link are scarce and mostly cover blood donors. The team review records of near twenty-eight hundred heart patients in Algiers. Type O dominates the group, followed by A, B, and AB. Most patients are Rhesus positive. High blood pressure, blood fats, and diabetes are nearly universal risks here. Acute coronary syndrome is the top diagnosis.
No blood group links to heart conditions or risk factors overall. Rhesus-negative patients show slightly more rhythm problems, a marginal gap. The authors provide rare African genotype data. Their null result counters claims that non-O types raise heart risk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Selma Amrani, Khalil Chaouki Zemouri, Khelifa Abderrahmene Bouguerra, Yahia Cherifi, Rachid Bouhadad, Salim Benkhedda |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |