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1949-8462 (online) |
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Inter-ethnic marriages and severity of coronary artery disease: A multicenter study of Arabian Gulf States
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Amin Daoulah, Salem Al-kaabi, Amir Lotfi, Mushabab Al-Murayeh, S Ali Nasseri, Waleed Ahmed, Salah N Al-Otaibi, Mohamed N Alama, Osama E Elkhateeb, Amy J Plotkin, Majed M Malak, Khalid Alshali, Mohamed Hamzi, Saleh Al Khunein, Mohammed Abufayyah and Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali |
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| Corresponding Author |
Amin Daoulah, MD, FRCPC, Cardiovascular Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. amindaoulah@yahoo.com |
| Key Words |
Arabian Gulf; Inter-ethnic marriage; Coronary artery disease; Cardiac epidemiology; Coronary angiography |
| Core Tip |
One thousand and sixty-eight enrolled patients underwent coronary angiography for clinical indications. Ethnicities of spouses were available for only male patients. Of the 771 males, 687 were married. Seventy percent of them were in intra-ethnic marriages and 30% in inter-ethnic marriages. After adjusting for baseline differences, inter-ethnic marriage was associated with lower odds of having significant coronary artery disease (CAD) or multi-vessel disease (MVD). The adjusted association with left main disease showed a similar trend, but was not statistically significant. The association between inter-ethnic marriage and the presence of significant CAD and MVD was not modified by number of concurrent wives. |
| Publish Date |
2017-04-28 09:52 |
| Citation |
Daoulah A, Al-kaabi S, Lotfi A, Al-Murayeh M, Nasseri SA, Ahmed W, Al-Otaibi SN, Alama MN, Elkhateeb OE, Plotkin AJ, Malak MM, Alshali K, Hamzi M, Al Khunein S, Abufayyah M, Alsheikh-Ali AA. Inter-ethnic marriages and severity of coronary artery disease: A multicenter study of Arabian Gulf States. World J Cardiol 2017; 9(4): 371-377 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i4/371.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i4.371 |
