Risk of acute ischemic heart disease in postmenopausal women depends on von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen concentrations, and blood group genotype

MeSH terms

• ABO Blood-Group System / genetics*
• Acute Disease
• Aged
• Blood Coagulation Factors / genetics
• Case-Control Studies
• Cohort Studies
• Europe / epidemiology
• Female
• Fibrinogen / metabolism*
• Genotype
• Humans
• Incidence
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Ischemia / blood
• Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology
• Myocardial Ischemia / etiology*
• Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics
• Postmenopause / blood*
• Proportional Hazards Models
• Prospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• von Willebrand Factor / metabolism*