The declining trend in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in Finland. The results of Helsinki Coronary Register during 1970-1977.
The results from Helsinki Coronary Register during the period 1970-1977 show that the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among people under 65 years of age reached its peak in 1972 and declined annually by 2.8% from 1972 to 1977. The trend was clearest in patients under 50 years, but statistical analysis showed that no 5-year age group, either in women or men, differed statistically significantly from the general declining trend.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D012737:Sex Factors