Population
66,459 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) across 8,268 facilities in Japan
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Japan's lower AMI incidence versus the US warrants targeted surveillance; cross-sectional data leaves open demographic drivers of regional variation.
The incidence of AMI in Japan is significantly lower than in the US and varies regionally, correlating with the mean age of the population.
Nishigaki et al. (2004) studied this question.
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