Increasing trends of acute myocardial infarction in Spain: the MONICA-Catalonia Study.

Aims: To assess coronary mortality and morbidity secular trends in Spain.

Methods And Results: Acute coronary events occurring in both sexes at ages 35-74 years between 1985 and 1997, were monitored in a geographical area of Catalonia, through a population-based registry. Information was collected from annual discharge lists of 78 hospitals and from death certificates, and validated following the methods and quality control of the World Health Organization MONItoring Trends and Determinants in CArdiovascular Disease Project (MONICA).

[Patterns of mortality in a cohort of workers followed during 28 years: the Manresa study].

Introduction And Objectives: To describe mortality patterns in a cohort of workers followed for 28 years, to estimate possible trends, and to compare the findings with those for the general population.

Subjects And Method: The cohort included 1059 healthy male workers aged 30 to 59 years and followed for 28 years. Physical examinations and structured interviews were carried out every 5 years.

[Control and prevention of cardiovascular disease around the world].

The situation regarding cardiovascular disease in different parts of the world is presented, and the prevalence and trends in main risk factors based on Omran's epidemiological transition model are reported. A World Heart Federation survey documenting the limited human and technical resources in some developing countries and inadequate use of these resources in others is discussed. This survey also shows that few countries have guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, and reveals a lack of relationship between the percentage of countries with guidelines and the importance of a given disease or risk factor.

[Risk factors and 28 year morbidity and mortality of coronary heart disease in a cohort with a low incidence of the disease: the Manresa Study].

Background: To Study the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in a cohort of men followed during 28 years, and their association with serum cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, glycemia, cigarette smoking and body mass index measured at baseline.

Methods: A cohort of 1,059 men aged 30 to 59 years and free of cardiovascular diseases at baseline in 1968, was reexamined every five years until 1988. The last examination was performed in 1996.