Temporal trends in the incidence of coronary disease Theresa J. Arciero, Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, Guy S. Reeder, MD, Robert L. Frye, MD, Susan A. Weston, MS, Jill M. Killian, BS, V.éronique L. Roger, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 117, Issue 4, Pages 228-233 (August 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.04.008 Copyright © 2004 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Age-adjusted incidence rates (cases/100,000 persons), represented by the solid lines, for any coronary disease, myocardial infarction and sudden death, and myocardial infarction in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Any coronary disease, which includes myocardial infarction, sudden death, angiographically documented disease, and unstable angina, is presented for the last decade of stable rates of angiography. The rapid increase in the use of angiography between 1979 and 1988 may have shortened the delay of diagnosis and caused a transient increase in event rate early in the second decade. The dotted line represents a smooth line fit to the data using a spline routine. The American Journal of Medicine 2004 117, 228-233DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.04.008) Copyright © 2004 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Age- and sex-specific relative risks for myocardial infarction, myocardial infarction and sudden death combined, and any coronary disease (defined in this study as including myocardial infarction, sudden death, angiographically documented disease, and unstable angina) in 1998 versus 1988. Horizontal lines denote 95% confidence intervals. The American Journal of Medicine 2004 117, 228-233DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.04.008) Copyright © 2004 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions