All-Cause Mortality up to and After Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Events in European Middle-Aged Men. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Majed, Bilal; Montaye, Michèle; Wagner, Aline; Arveiler, Dominique; Ducimetiere, Pierre; Tafflet, Muriel; Ferrieres, Jean; Ruidavets, Jean-Bernard; Kee, Frank; Evans, Alun; Amouyel, Philippe; Prugger, Christof; Empana, Jean-Philippe
• Is Part Of: Stroke. Volume 46:Issue 5(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease -- Periodicals; Cerebral circulation -- Periodicals; 616.81
• DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008903
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0039-2499

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Background and Purpose—</title> <p>The aim was to investigate prospectively the all-cause mortality risk up to and after coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke events in European middle-aged men.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Methods—</title> <p>The study population comprised 10 424 men 50 to 59 years of age recruited between 1991 and 1994 in France (N=7855) and Northern Ireland (N=2747) within the Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction. Incident CHD and stroke events and deaths from all causes were prospectively registered during the 10-year follow-up. In Cox's proportional hazards regression analysis, CHD and stroke events during follow-up were used as time-dependent covariates.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Results—</title> <p>A total of 769 CHD and 132 stroke events were adjudicated, and 569 deaths up to and 66 after CHD or stroke occurred during follow-up. After adjustment for study country and cardiovascular risk factors, the hazard ratios of all-cause mortality were 1.58 (95% confidence interval 1.18–2.12) after CHD and 3.13 (95% confidence interval 1.98–4.92) after stroke.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Conclusions—</title> <p>These findings support continuous efforts to promote both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.</p> </sec> </abstract>