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B Modan

Publications and source records attributed to B Modan.

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PubMed1975

Some epidemiologic aspects of acute myocardial infarction in Israel.

A nationwide study of acute myocardial infarction in Israel was carried out during a one-year period. There were 2,504 new and 968 repeated attacks. Annual incidence rate of first attacks was 0.9 per 1,000 (1.3 in men and 0.5 in women). Incidence was highest among the European born in both sexes. But, while the pattern of the native born men was similar to that of those born in Europe, it approached the incidence of the Asian-African born in women. The sex ratio was relatively higher in those ethnic groups where male incidence was relatively higher and vice versa. Length of residence in the country had little effect on the incidence rates.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1975

Factors affecting immediate mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide study.

The hospital mortality was evaluated for 21 days in all patients with a first attack of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Israel. Total mortality was 21.1 percent. The following factors were associated with relatively better prognoses: age, young; sex, male; marital status, married; ethnic origin, European; site, subendocardial; history of smoking, and, to a certain degree, hypertension; low levels of white blood cells, blood sugar, serum transaminase and cholesterol; and anticoagulant therapy.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1975

Dietary factors and cancer in Israel.

The risk of developing cancer is relatively higher in the European-born Israeli population than in those originating from the Middle Eastern or North African countries. The majority of cancer sites with a higher risk in the European groups involve the gastrointestinal and reproductive systems. Certain leads suggest that at least some of these differences may be attributed to diet. Data based on case-control studies are provided; they indicate a high consomption of starches among gastric cancer patients and a lower fiber consumption in patients with cancer of the colon. The latter observations may be extended to cancer of the breast, ovary, and corpus uteri, assuming an interplay between the concentration of bile degradation products and hormone metabolism. Although a low fiber consumption seems a more likely mechanism, a higher fat consumption is also compatible with this model. However, due to the complexity of human nutrition, it seems unwarranted to incriminate any single dietary factor in carcinogenesis. A better understanding of the metabolic pathways, coupled with consistent observations from distinct populations, should be looked for.

Africa, Northern↗