Irene R Dégano1, Veikko Salomaa2, Giovanni Veronesi3, Jean Ferriéres4, Inge Kirchberger5, Toivo Laks6, Aki S Havulinna2, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets7, Marco M Ferrario3, Christa Meisinger5, Roberto Elosua1, Jaume Marrugat1. 1. Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Group, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain. 2. Department of Health, THL-National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. 3. Research Centre in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. 4. Department of Cardiology, Toulouse University School of Medicine-Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse, France. 5. MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Central Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute for Epidemiology II, Neuherberg, Germany. 6. Department of Internal Medicine, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia. 7. Department of Epidemiology, Toulouse University School of Medicine, Toulouse, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Due to the burden of coronary heart disease (CHD), the monitoring of CHD trends is required. This study sought to examine the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) trends in attack and mortality rates, and in 28-day case-fatality, in six European populations during 1985-2010. METHODS: Data consisted of 78 128 AMI events included in eight population-based registries from Finland (several populations), Italy (Brianza and Varese), Germany (Augsburg), France (Haute-Garonne), Spain (Girona) and Estonia (Tallinn). AMI event rates and case-fatality trends were analysed using the annual percentage change (APC) obtained by negative binomial and joinpoint regression. RESULTS: AMI attack and mortality rates decreased in most populations. Finland experienced the steepest decline in attack rates (APC=-4.4% (95% CI -5.1 to -2.9) in men; -4.0% (-5.1 to -2.8), in women). Total-hospital and inhospital case-fatality decreased in all populations except in Tallinn. The steepest decline in total case-fatality occurred in Spain (-3.8% (-5.3 to -2.4) in men; -5.1% (-6.9 to -3.3) in women). Prehospital case-fatality trends differed significantly by population and sex. The trends for all included populations showed a significant decline in AMI event rates and case-fatality, in both sexes and all age groups. However, in women aged 65-74 years, a significant increase in total case-fatality occurred in 2005-2010 (4.7% (0.7 to 8.8)). CONCLUSIONS: AMI event rates and inhospital case-fatality declined in 1985-2010 in almost all populations analysed. Prehospital case-fatality declined only in certain population groups, showing differences by sex. These results highlight the need of specific strategies in AMI prevention for certain groups and populations. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
OBJECTIVE: Due to the burden of coronary heart disease (CHD), the monitoring of CHD trends is required. This study sought to examine the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) trends in attack and mortality rates, and in 28-day case-fatality, in six European populations during 1985-2010. METHODS: Data consisted of 78 128 AMI events included in eight population-based registries from Finland (several populations), Italy (Brianza and Varese), Germany (Augsburg), France (Haute-Garonne), Spain (Girona) and Estonia (Tallinn). AMI event rates and case-fatality trends were analysed using the annual percentage change (APC) obtained by negative binomial and joinpoint regression. RESULTS: AMI attack and mortality rates decreased in most populations. Finland experienced the steepest decline in attack rates (APC=-4.4% (95% CI -5.1 to -2.9) in men; -4.0% (-5.1 to -2.8), in women). Total-hospital and inhospital case-fatality decreased in all populations except in Tallinn. The steepest decline in total case-fatality occurred in Spain (-3.8% (-5.3 to -2.4) in men; -5.1% (-6.9 to -3.3) in women). Prehospital case-fatality trends differed significantly by population and sex. The trends for all included populations showed a significant decline in AMI event rates and case-fatality, in both sexes and all age groups. However, in women aged 65-74 years, a significant increase in total case-fatality occurred in 2005-2010 (4.7% (0.7 to 8.8)). CONCLUSIONS: AMI event rates and inhospital case-fatality declined in 1985-2010 in almost all populations analysed. Prehospital case-fatality declined only in certain population groups, showing differences by sex. These results highlight the need of specific strategies in AMI prevention for certain groups and populations. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
Authors: George A Mensah; Gina S Wei; Paul D Sorlie; Lawrence J Fine; Yves Rosenberg; Peter G Kaufmann; Michael E Mussolino; Lucy L Hsu; Ebyan Addou; Michael M Engelgau; David Gordon Journal: Circ Res Date: 2017-01-20 Impact factor: 17.367