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Stable coronary artery disease

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Coronary heart disease in decline Epidemiological data from Europe, the USA and elsewhere in the developed world show a steep decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality during the last 40 years.1 Concern about levelling of mortality rates in younger adults2 has been somewhat alleviated by data from The Netherlands showing that in men aged <55 years, rates of decline have again accelerated, increasing from only 16% in 1993–1999 to 46% in 1999–2007.3 A similar pattern was observed in young women with rates of decline of 5% and 38% during the same time periods. This is encouraging, particularly in the context of data from Denmark and the UK showing declining mortality and also a sharp fall in standardised incidence rates for acute myocardial infarction indicating that coronary prevention, as well as acute treatments, has contributed to recent mortality trends.4

Source: REMERI - Red Mexicana de Repositorios Institucionales

Authors: Robert Henderson, Adam Timmis

Institutions: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, London Chest Hospital

Language: Portuguese

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Public Health

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1505032172

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