Blood group link to risk of heart disease

Wednesday 15 August 2012 03:38 EDT

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Blood type helps determine a person's risk of heart disease, a study by the Harvard School of Public Health has found.

People from groups A, B and AB are more at risk than those with the most common type, O. Those with the rarest group, AB – about 4 per cent of people in the UK – are 23 per cent more likely to suffer heart disease.

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