Significant decline in case fatality after acute myocardial infarction in Denmark--a population-based study from 1994 to 2001.
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Significant decline in case fatality after acute myocardial infarction in Denmark--a population-based study from 1994 to 2001. / Abildstrom, Steen Z; Rasmussen, Søren; Madsen, Mette.
In: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, Vol. 36, No. 5, 2002, p. 287-91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Significant decline in case fatality after acute myocardial infarction in Denmark--a population-based study from 1994 to 2001.
AU - Abildstrom, Steen Z
AU - Rasmussen, Søren
AU - Madsen, Mette
N1 - Keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Denmark; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Patient Admission; Registries; Sex Factors; Time Factors
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - OBJECTIVE: We evaluated trends in in-hospital case fatality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Denmark and analysed changes in the hospitalization rate for AMI. DESIGN: National population-based registries were used to identify patients (> or =30 years) who were admitted for their first AMI from 1994 to 2001. RESULTS: The annual relative decline in case-fatality rate was constant at 10.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 9.5-11.5%). The decline was similar for both genders at all ages. The hospitalization rate decreased from 1994 to 1999 at an annual average of 4.3% (95% CI 3.4-5.1%). In 2000 and 2001 the average annual increase was 7-8%. CONCLUSION: The case-fatality rate after AMI declined significantly in Denmark, similar to other Western countries, but the level is still higher than that of the USA. The increasing hospitalization rate coincided with changes in risk factors in the general population. However, the influence of introducing troponins in the diagnosis of AMI and diagnosis-related grouping may in particular account for the increased hospitalization rate. Udgivelsesdato: 2002-Sep
AB - OBJECTIVE: We evaluated trends in in-hospital case fatality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Denmark and analysed changes in the hospitalization rate for AMI. DESIGN: National population-based registries were used to identify patients (> or =30 years) who were admitted for their first AMI from 1994 to 2001. RESULTS: The annual relative decline in case-fatality rate was constant at 10.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 9.5-11.5%). The decline was similar for both genders at all ages. The hospitalization rate decreased from 1994 to 1999 at an annual average of 4.3% (95% CI 3.4-5.1%). In 2000 and 2001 the average annual increase was 7-8%. CONCLUSION: The case-fatality rate after AMI declined significantly in Denmark, similar to other Western countries, but the level is still higher than that of the USA. The increasing hospitalization rate coincided with changes in risk factors in the general population. However, the influence of introducing troponins in the diagnosis of AMI and diagnosis-related grouping may in particular account for the increased hospitalization rate. Udgivelsesdato: 2002-Sep
U2 - 10.1080/140174302320774492
DO - 10.1080/140174302320774492
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12470396
VL - 36
SP - 287
EP - 291
JO - Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
JF - Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
SN - 1401-7458
IS - 5
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ID: 3439738