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March 1, 2013Open Access

Incidence of cardiovascular diseases in an Iranian population: the Isfahan Cohort Study.

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Population

6504 individuals, 51.8% women, aged 35 years and over, 6323 initially free of CVD, from urban and rural…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

32893 person-years

Authors

MTMohammad TalaeiQueen Mary University of LondonNSNizal SarrafzadeganPreventive CardiologyMSMasoumeh SadeghiGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Implication

High CVD incidence in this Iranian cohort supports targeted prevention planning; leaves open generalizability and need for confirmatory trials.

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Population
6504 individuals, 51.8% women, aged 35 years and over, 6323 initially free of CVD, from urban and rural areas in three districts in central Iran (Isfahan, Najafabad, and Arak).
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Outcome
Incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) comprising acute myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina pectoris (UAP), sudden cardiac death (SCD), and strokehard clinical

The study demonstrates substantially high incidence rates of cardiovascular diseases and mortality in an Iranian population, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.

Cite This Study

Talaei et al. (2013) studied this question.

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Topics

Women and heart diseaseSports cardiology
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