Findings from a nationwide study reveal significant declines in mortality and hospital admissions.
National assessments of the rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute MI, heart failure, and stroke can provide valuable perspective on our progress in treating and preventing cardiovascular disease. These investigators examined the trends for these conditions in Canada from 1994 to 2004.
Over this period, all-cause mortality decreased by 15.1%. The age- and sex-standardized rate of death from cardiovascular disease declined by 30.0%. The largest decline was in deaths associated with acute MI, which decreased by 38.1%. This decline accounted for 70% of the reduction in the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease. Mortality from heart failure and stroke also decreased, by 23.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
The rate of hospitaliz…
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Grant/Research SupportPfizer; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Janssen Research and Development, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Cancer Institute; American Heart Association