Myocardial infarction and religion: hospital-based case-control study in Tirana, Albania

• Published in: Croatian medical journal Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 977 - 983
• Main Authors: Roshi, Enver, Kamberi, Ahmet, Goda, Artan, Burazeri, Genc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Croatia 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Albania - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Christianity; Female; Hospitals, Community; Humans; Islam; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Religion and Medicine; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Albania

To assess the association between religion, Muslim vs Christian, and myocardial infarction in the population of Tirana, capital of Albania. A hospital-based case-control study included all patients with acute non-fatal myocardial infarction hospitalized in Tirana University Hospital Center between O...