Open AccessTwenty-Two–Year Trends in Incidence of Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Heart Disease Mortality, and Case Fatality in 4 US Communities, 1987–2008
Author(s) -
Wayne D. Rosamond,
Lloyd E. Chambless,
Gerardo Heiss,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Josef Coresh,
Eric A. Whitsel,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Hanyu Ni,
Aaron R. Folsom
Publication year - 2012
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.111.047480
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , case fatality rate , incidence (geometry) , coronary heart disease , cardiology , epidemiology , disease , physics , optics
Knowledge of trends in the incidence of and survival after myocardial infarction (MI) in a community setting is important to understanding trends in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates.
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