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October 1, 2007European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & RehabilitationOpen Access

Estimating the incidence of the acute coronary syndrome: data from a Danish cohort of 138290 persons

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Key result

In a Danish cohort of 138,290 residents aged 30-69 years, the crude incidence rate of acute coronary syndrome was 234 per 100,000 person-years.

Population

138,290 residents of the municipality of Aarhus, Denmark, aged 30-69 years

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

2 years (1 April 2000 to 31 March 2002)

Authors

AFAnders FoldspangThe Center for Victims of TortureMLMogens Lytken LarsenNutrition Sciences (Belgium)LGLars Ulrik GerdesLinköping University

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Implication

Offers Danish population-based ACS incidence benchmark; confirms administrative database alignment while leaving generalizability open.

Study Design

Type

Cohort (n=138,290)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

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Population
138,290 residents of Aarhus, Denmark, aged 30-69 years, followed prospectively from April 2000 to March 2002 to identify incident acute coronary syndrome.
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Outcome
Incidence of the entire spectrum of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS), consisting of unstable angina pectoris, MI and sudden cardiac death (SCD)hard clinical

The crude incidence rate of ACS in a Danish cohort aged 30-69 years was 234 per 100,000 person-years, which was closely aligned with estimates from administrative databases.

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Foldspang et al. (2007) conducted a cohort in Acute coronary syndrome (n=138,290). General population was evaluated on Incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In a Danish cohort of 138,290 residents aged 30-69 years, the crude incidence rate of acute coronary syndrome was 234 per 100,000 person-years.

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