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A 1979 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute conference highlighted a 10- to 15-year decline in coronary heart disease death rates, prompting a search for underlying explanations.
Discusses the historical context and early recognition of the decline in coronary heart disease death rates starting in the 1960s and 1970s.
I n the fall of 1979, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute held a conference on the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) death rates. It was apparent that in the previous 10 to 15 years, the epidemic crested and began to fall. Explanations ranged from death classification artifact, new coronary care units, and coronary surgery to broad social change. Many were more than willing to take credit for this change, but few data were available. A search for explanations began.
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Russell V. Luepker (2008) conducted an editorial in Coronary heart disease. A 1979 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute conference highlighted a 10- to 15-year decline in coronary heart disease death rates, prompting a search for underlying explanations.
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