Chronic rhinosinusitis is not associated with increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction: A national population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most prevalent upper respiratory tract diseases. However, little is known the effect of CRS on the cardiovascular aspects of patients. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with CRS compared with that in the general population.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was performed using the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database. To minimize confounding, age, sex, and cardiovascular risk profiles were adjusted. The primary endpoint was newly diagnosed AMI in patients between January 2005 and December 2018. The relative risk of AMI in patients with CRS was compared with that in controls. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional regre

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10530029 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature