title: International trends in mortality and morbidity from ischaemic heart disease.
abstract: International mortality trends for ischaemic heart disease are summarized for the period 1972 to 1984, comparing the most recent with earlier changes in total mortality. A review of data on changes in incidence, short-term and long-term prognosis indicate that major declines in coronary heart disease mortality must have been due primarily to prevention, but improvements in short-term prognosis and, according to some studies, long-term prognosis have most likely contributed to the downward trends. Based on information available to date, changes in life styles, health-promoting or detrimental as the case may be, correlate with changes in risk factors and observed trends in coronary heart disease mortality.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social- and Preventive Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D009520:New Zealand; D014481:United States