The Epidemic of the 20th Century: Coronary Heart Disease

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The Epidemic of the 20th Century: Coronary Heart Disease James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Robert J. Goldberg, MD, Ronald S. Weinstein, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 127, Issue 9, Pages 807-812 (September 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 US heart disease deaths/100,000 1900-2010.1 The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 807-812DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Postmortem evidence of coronary atherosclerosis in American casualties in 3 wars.10-12 The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 807-812DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Hospitalization rate/10,000 for acute myocardial infarction, US 1970-2010.8 The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 807-812DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Case fatality rate (%), patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction US 1970-2010.8 The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, 807-812DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.04.015) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions