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Calcium and myocardial infarction


D. Jacobs

Abstract

Serum calcium levels tend to be low in pafents with acute myocardial infarction. Urinary excretion of calcium tended to be even lower in these patients, and particularly so in men. It is suggested that excessive amounts of calcium are depo,sited in the arteries in patients with coronary heart disease. Possible mechanisms relevant to the racial incidence of myocardial infarction are discussed. A concept for further research is proposed.

S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 523 (1974).

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