Over the past several decades, significant advances have been made in the primary and
secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. However, effects of changing lifestyle and …

Background—The effects of lifestyle changes and evolving treatment practices on coronary
disease incidence rates, demographic and clinical profile, and the short-term outcomes of …

Background—Because of the health impact of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), substantial
resources have been dedicated to improving AMI care and outcomes. Long-term trends in …

Background Although there are an increasing number and variety of medications available
for the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), few data are available …

BACKGROUND: Little contemporary data exist describing changes over time in the
postdischarge prognosis of hospital survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The …

There are limited population-based data available describing trends in the long-term
prognosis of patients discharged from the hospital after an initial acute myocardial infarction …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study is to describe changes over two decades
(1975 to 1995) in the incidence, in-hospital and long-term case–fatality rates associated with …

BACKGROUND: Differences in therapy and outcome among hospitals have been reported,
but these studies have seldom used adjustment for differences in patient characteristics. The …

Background During the previous decade, many strategies for preventing acute myocardial
infarction found to be efficacious in randomized controlled trials have been adopted by …

This study examined the profile and management of acute myocardial infarction in patients
hospitalized in the coronary care unit of Henry Ford Hospital to determine risk factors or …