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Arteriosclerosis, General


Description:A 1994 Polish study of cardiac by-pass surgery patients with highly advanced arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries found a significantly higher number of cases with Blood Type AB and a deficiency in Blood Type O. (1)

ABH non-secretors may have a higher incidence of arteriosclerosis
References:1. Slipko Z, Latuchowska B, Wojtkowska E. [Body structure and ABO and Rh blood groups in patients with advanced coronary heart disease after aorto-coronary by-pass surgery]. Pol Arch Med Wewn 1994 Jan;91(1):55-60




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