Key result
Primary preventive measures accounted for 71% of the decline in myocardial infarction attacks and about half of the decline in sudden coronary deaths over a 20-year period.
Why the study?
What is the relative contribution of primary prevention versus improved hospital treatment to the decline in coronary artery disease incidence and mortality?
Observational
No
What is the relative contribution of primary prevention versus improved hospital treatment to the decline in coronary artery disease incidence and mortality?
Both primary prevention and improved medical treatments contributed significantly to the 20-year decline in coronary artery disease incidence and mortality.
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Reinforces primary prevention priority in CAD; extends prior estimates but leaves causal balance open in contemporary cohorts.
Wilhelmsen et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. Primary prevention and improved hospital treatment was evaluated on Declines in incidence and mortality of coronary artery disease. Primary preventive measures accounted for 71% of the decline in myocardial infarction attacks and about half of the decline in sudden coronary deaths over a 20-year period.
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