Who has a myocardial infarction?
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About 180,000 people in the UK are admitted to hospital each year with an MI. Most MIs occur in people over 50, and become more common with increasing age. Sometimes younger people are affected. An MI is three times more common in men than women. An MI may occur in people known to have heart disease such as angina. It can also happen 'out of the blue' in people with no previous symptoms of heart disease. (Atheroma often develops without any symptoms at first.)
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