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Major Risk Factors as Antecedents of Fatal and Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease Events

CONTEXT: A frequently cited concept is that individual major risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) are absent in many patients (perhaps >50%) with CHD. However, prior studies have not systematically evaluated the extent to which CHD patients have previous exposure to at least 1 risk factor, including diabetes, cigarette smoking, or clinically elevated levels of cholesterol or blood pressure. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of exposure to major CHD risk factors. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Three prospective cohort studies were included: the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry, with a population sample of 35 642 employed men and women aged 18 to 59 years; screenees for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial, including 347 978 men aged 35 …

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