Vitamin D status, physical activity and long-term mortality risk after myocardial infarction: a prospective analysis in the Alpha Omega Cohort.

Aim: In post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients, we examined independent and combined associations of vitamin D status and physical activity (PA) with long-term mortality, including effect modification by health determinants.

Methods: We conducted a prospective analysis of 4,837 MI patients from the Alpha Omega Cohort. Baseline blood samples (2002-2006) were assessed for plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels using LC-MS/MS.

Dietary magnesium and risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality after myocardial infarction: A prospective analysis in the Alpha Omega Cohort.

Background: An adequate intake of magnesium has been associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in population-based studies. Whether an adequate magnesium intake is important for reducing long-term mortality risk after myocardial infarction (MI) is not yet clear.

Objective: We examined magnesium intake in relation to CVD, all-cause and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, on top of drug treatment, in patients who had experienced an MI.