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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Message to Health Care Providers: "A" Blood Group Is Associated with Higher Heart Disease Risk in Young Saudi Men.

Thamir Al-Khlaiwi, Syed Shahid Habib, Abdul Manan Abdul Khalid, Hessah Alshammari, Huthayfah Al-Khliwi, Abdulaziz Al-Manea, Abdulkareem Alotaibi, Salman Albadr, Feras Almasoud, Manan Alhakbany

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Thamir Al-KhlaiwiDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1610-4037
Syed Shahid HabibDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5944-8406
Abdul Manan Abdul KhalidDepartment of Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4127-8714
Hessah AlshammariDepartment of Cardiac sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9366-7776
Huthayfah Al-KhliwiDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Al-ManeaDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkareem AlotaibiDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Salman AlbadrDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Feras AlmasoudDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.
Manan AlhakbanyDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

Ongoing Research Funding Program (ORF-2025-1216), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ORF-2025-1216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesGiven the limited number of studies evaluating the relationship of ABO blood groups and Premature coronary artery disease (PCAD) as well as the lack of relevant literature in Saudi Arabia, a study to assess the association of ABO blood groups and PCAD in Saudi population was crucial.

methodsThis is a retrospective comparative study, where controls are healthy individuals and cases are divided into: patients younger than 51 years (PCAD) with confirmed coronary artery disease and patients ≥ 51 years (CAD) with confirmed coronary artery disease, whose data are retrieved from 2015 to 2022. Severity of the disease is assessed by vessel score and Gensini score.

resultsWe have collected a total of 1167 samples; 466 individuals served as controls (39.9%), 346 were PCAD cases (29.6%), and 355 were CAD patients (30.4%). No significant overall difference was found in ABO distribution among healthy, PCAD, and CAD individuals, although blood group A is more common in PCAD and CAD patients than in healthy controls. Among males, there is a statistically significant difference in ABO distribution across healthy, PCAD, and CAD groups, with a higher frequency of blood group A and a lower frequency of O in patients compared to controls (A = 19.7%, 28.1%, 28.4%, B = 17.5%, 19.0%, 18.6%, O = 60.0%, 48.3%, 50.2%, AB = 2.8%, 4.6%, 2.8%,

conclusionsThe present findings suggest that higher frequency of blood group "A" was found among male patients with PCAD and CAD compared to other blood groups. In addition, blood group "O" is less associated with male PCAD and CAD in Saudi population. Identification of ABO blood groups might assist in the genetic screening as well as guiding prophylaxis for premature CAD.

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associationblood grouppremature coronary artery diseaseprevalencerisk factorSaudi populationseverity

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