Long-term cardiovascular consequences of Rose angina at age 20-54 years: 29-years' follow-up of the Tromso Study

• Published in: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
• Main Authors: Graff-Iversen, Sidsel, Wilsgaard, Tom, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B., Njølstad, Inger, Løchen, Maja-Lisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: B M J Group 2014
• Subjects: Norway; Tromso; Tromsø; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203642

Background: The Rose Angina Questionnaire (RAQ) was constructed in the 1960s for assessing the population burden of angina. Studies have found that screening positivity by RAQ conferred an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). It is, however, not clear to what extent Rose angina represents...