August 1, 2000HeartOpen Access

Coronary heart disease trends in France and elsewhere

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Population

Men with myocardial infarction in south west France between 1985 and 1993 (3263 events)

Design

Editorial

Follow-up

1985 to 1993

Authors

SCSimon CapewellUniversity of Liverpool

Discussion

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Implication

Coronary heart disease mortality and event rates have generally declined, though the relative contributions of changing event rates versus case fatality improvements vary by region.

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Population

Men with myocardial infarction in south west France between 1985 and 1993 (3263 events)

Outcome

Myocardial infarction event rates and mortality rateshard clinical

Coronary heart disease mortality and event rates have generally declined, though the relative contributions of changing event rates versus case fatality improvements vary by region.

Limitations

Wide confidence intervals around estimates
Few events in women
Discrepancies with earlier reports and overall MONICA analysis

Cite This Study

Simon Capewell (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9e49625924b374fbf9aa30 https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.84.2.121

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Implication

Coronary heart disease mortality and event rates have generally declined, though the relative contributions of changing event rates versus case fatality improvements vary by region.