Does Where You Live Affect Cardiovascular Risk?

In this study of male physicians, residency in the southeastern U.S. was associated with heightened risk for ischemic stroke.

Mortality data have documented the existence of a “Stroke Belt” with high mortality rates in the southeastern region of the U.S. Using data from the Physicians’ Health Study, investigators assessed risks for major cardiovascular disease (nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or death from CVD) and specific CVD events associated with residence in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West.

The 17,927 apparently healthy male participants (age range at baseline, 40–84; 93% white) were followed for a mean of 20.4 years. In analyses adjusted for possible confounding factors, Southeast residency, compared with residence in the Northeast (the reference region), was associated with significantly greater risks for coronary revascularizati…

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Joel M. Gore, MD

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Grant/Research SupportNIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Joel M. Gore, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Does Where You Live Affect Cardiovascular Risk?

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