Risk of Myocardial Infarction With Oral Contraceptives
Is there a link between myocardial infarction and the use of oral contraceptives? Some studies have suggested there may be. In this report from Tanis and colleagues, 248 women (aged 18-49 years) who had a myocardial infarction were matched for age with 925 women who did not have one.

The results showed that the risk of infarction was increased in women who used the second generation of oral contraceptives. However, the findings also suggested that the risk of infarction was lower if the women used the third generation of oral contraceptives.