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- Title
Trends in death attributed to myocardial infarction, heart failure and pulmonary embolism in Europe and Canada over the last decade.
- Authors
Laribi, S.; Aouba, A.; Resche-Rigon, M.; Johansen, H.; Eb, M.; Peacock, F.W.; Masip, J.; Ezekowitz, J.A.; Cohen-Solal, A.; Jougla, E.; Plaisance, P.; Mebazaa, A.
- Abstract
Background: Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases and cancer account for ∼40% of deaths. Certain reports have shown a progressive decrease in mortality. Our main objective was to assess mortality trends related to myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure (HF) and pulmonary embolism (PE).Methods: MI, HF and PE were studied as cause of death based on the analysis of death certificates in Canada (C), England and Wales (E), France (F) and Sweden (S). We also used a multiple cause approach. Age-standardized death rates (SDR) were calculated.Results: The SDR for MI, HF or PE as the underlying cause of death, all decreased during the last decade. The decrease in SDR secondary to MI exceeded that for HF or PE. Concerning multiple cause of death, a greater decrease was also found for MI, compared with HF or PE.Conclusions: We confirm the beneficial trends in SDR with MI, HF or PE both as underlying or multiple causes in the studied countries. For HF and PE, multiple cause approach seems more accurate to describe the burden of these two pathologies. Our study also suggests that more efforts should be dedicated to HF and PE in order to achieve similar trends than in MI.
- Subjects
CANADA; EUROPE; MYOCARDIAL infarction; HEART failure; PULMONARY embolism; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CAUSES of death
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2014, Vol 107, Issue 10, p813
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcu083