Open AccessHow Much of the Recent Decline in the Incidence of Myocardial Infarction in British Men Can Be Explained by Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors?
Author(s) -
Sarah Hardoon,
Peter H. Whincup,
Lucy Len,
S. Goya Wannamethee,
Simon Capewell,
Richard Morris
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.705947
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , risk factor , coronary heart disease , physics , optics
The incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) in Britain has fallen markedly in recent years. Few studies have investigated the extent to which this decline can be explained by concurrent changes in major cardiovascular risk factors.
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