Researchers have found that people with A, B, and AB blood types may be at greater risk of cardiovascular events - particularly heart attack than individuals with O blood types.
Lead study author Tessa Kole, of the University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands, and colleagues say that their findings suggest that healthcare professionals should consider a person's blood group when assessing their cardiovascular risk.
The researchers recently presented their results at Heart Failure 2017, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, held in Paris, France.