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Myocardial infarction

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Clinical features

Ask about a history of an acute respiratory infection in the previous 10 days b

Why?

A respiratory infection within the previous 10 days slightly increases the risk of a myocardial infarction

Outcome Risk Factor PEER OR
(95% CI)		 NNH
(95% CI)
myocardial infarction b respiratory tract infection within previous 10 days
independent 		0.1% 3.0
(1.1 to 2.4)		 500
(300 to 910)
 

Expiry date: November 2003
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Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball