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European Heart Journal 1985 6(10):834-839;
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© 1985 The European Society of Cardiology

The declining trend in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in Finland. The results of Helsinki Coronary Register during 1970–1977

S. POHJOLA-SINTONEN, P. SlLTANEN, J. HAAPAKOSKI and M. ROMO

Research Department of the Finnish Heart Association and the Cardiovascular Laboratory, First Department of Medicine, University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland

Received 12 March 1985; revised 25 June 1985; .

Address for correspondence: Sinikka Pohjola-Sintonen, MD, First Department of Medicine, University Central Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, 00290 Helsinki 29, Finland.

Abstract

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.

Key Words: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) • incidence of AMI • Coronary Register study


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