title: The epidemiology of coronary heart disease.
abstract: Understanding the societal impact and trends of coronary heart disease through basic epidemiological measures is essential to evaluate treatment effectiveness and organize resource distribution. In the following narrative review, data are presented on the prevalence, incidence, and prognosis of coronary heart disease in general and of acute coronary syndrome in particular.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Epidemiología, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron y CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: nacho@ferreiragonzalez.com.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferreira-González
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Coronary heart disease; Enfermedad coronaria; Incidence; Incidencia; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Prognosis; Pronóstico