title: Ischemic heart disease among the general Mongolian population: a review of epidemiological studies.
abstract: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is considered to be a pivotal health problem in Mongolia. To summarize the existing epidemiology of IHD in the general Mongolian population is crucial for primary prevention. The present review summarized population-based epidemiological data of IHD in Mongolia. When epidemiological studies were extracted from databases, very limited studies were available. The frequencies of IHD and IHD-attributable death rates appeared to be high and have an increased tendency in Mongolia. This could to be due to a gradually worsening state of potential IHD-related risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and diabetes mellitus. This might indicate an urgent need of strategies for IHD and related risk factors. Anti-IHD strategies, such as more epidemiological studies and campaigns to increase awareness of IHD, at nationwide public health levels would be required in Mongolia for more effective prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Zorig Street 3, Ulaanbaatar 210648, Mongolia.
authors.forename: Tsogzolbaatar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enkh-Oyun
authors.affiliation: Division of Community and Family Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-City 3290498, Japan Department of Public Health, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-City 3290498, Japan kazukotani@jichi.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kotani
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Angina pectoris; Cardiovascular disease; Ischemic heart disease; Mongolia; Myocardial infarction