Although Aboriginal people are three times more likely to have an ischaemic heart disease event compared with other Australians, the study found they have lower rates of coronary artery procedures. (croakey.org)
Of those, 27 percent were diagnosed within a year of their heart event, 24 percent between one and three years after, nearly 15 percent between three and five years after, and nearly 37 percent at least five years after a baseline heart disease event. (sciencedaily.com)
More than five missing teeth increased the risk for coronary heart disease events and myocardial infarctions as much as 140 %. (sciencedaily.com)