Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before

The rise in ischemic heart disease(IHD) mortality occurring mostly during the first half of the 20th century is usually associated with economic development and its consequences for people's lifestyles. On the basis of historical evidence, it is postulated that a previous IHD epidemic cycle may...

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Autor: Azambuja, Maria Inês R.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista de Saúde Pública
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/24147
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/24147
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Isquemia miocárdica^i2^smortalid
Myocardial ischemia^i1^smortal
Descrição
Resumo:The rise in ischemic heart disease(IHD) mortality occurring mostly during the first half of the 20th century is usually associated with economic development and its consequences for people's lifestyles. On the basis of historical evidence, it is postulated that a previous IHD epidemic cycle may have occurred in England and Wales towards the turn of the nineteenth century. The implications of this on causal theories and current etiological research on atherosclerosis are discussed.