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Trends in fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease events in Finland during 1991-2001.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15804799     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the trends in fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) events in Finland during an 11-year period 1991-2001. DESIGN: Data on hospitalizations due to CHD in the Hospital Discharge Register were linked to the National Causes of Death Register in order to produce a Cardiovascular Disease Register including data on 271,771 events in 234,244 individuals. RESULTS: The annual average decline in the age-standardized CHD mortality rate was 5.2% (95% CI, -5.6, -4.8%) among men and 6.1% (-6.6, -5.6%) among women. The incidence of first myocardial infarction declined annually on average by 5.5% (-5.9, -5.1%) from 1991 to 1997 and by 2.4% (-3.0, -1.7%) from 1998 to 2001 among men. The respective changes among women were -5.9% (-6.5, -5.2%) and -1.7% (-2.7, -0.6%). The number of hospitalizations due to unstable angina pectoris increased between 1991 and 1996 (p = 0.0002) and remained stable for the rest of the study period. CONCLUSIONS: The Cardiovascular Disease Register is a powerful tool for epidemiological monitoring of cardiovascular diseases in Finland.
Authors:
Pia Pajunen; Rauni Pääkkönen; Anne Juolevi; Helena Hämäläinen; Ilmo Keskimäki; Tiina Laatikainen; Vladislav Moltchanov; Marja Niemi; Hannu Rintanen; Veikko Salomaa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1401-7431     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. Cardiovasc. J.     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-04-04     Completed Date:  2005-06-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9708377     Medline TA:  Scand Cardiovasc J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  340-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
KTL-National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. pia.pajunen@ktl.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Cause of Death / trends
Coronary Disease / epidemiology*,  mortality
Female
Finland / epidemiology
Health Surveys*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data,  trends
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Registries

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