Tendencias de mortalidad y años potenciales de vida perdidos por cáncer de ovario en México, 2000-2014.

IntroducciÓn: En México, el cáncer de ovario representa 5.3 % de los diagnósticos de cáncer en todos los grupos de edad y 21 % de los cánceres ginecológicos; en las últimas tres décadas ha tenido un aumento constante.

Objetivo: Determinar la tendencia de la mortalidad por cáncer de ovario y los años potenciales de vida perdidos (APVP) por estado y región socioeconómica de México entre 2000 y 2014.

Mortality trends from congenital malformations of the heart and the great vessels in children and adults in the seven socioeconomic regions of Mexico, 2000-2015.

Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents a global health problem. In Mexico, in children <1 year of age it is the second cause of mortality. The aim was to determine mortality trends from CHD and the great vessels in children and adults nationwide, by state and socioeconomic region.

Mortality trends and risk of dying from pulmonary tuberculosis in the 7 socioeconomic regions and the 32 States of Mexico, 2000-2009.

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a world public health problem that still has a high morbidity and mortality rate mainly in countries with significant wealth gaps. Poverty, malnutrition, HIV infection, drug resistance, diabetes and addictions (mainly alcoholism) have been seen to contribute to the persistence of TB as an important health problem in Mexico.

Methods: Death certificates associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) for 2000-2009 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health.

[Mortality trends and years of potential life lost from prostate cancer in the 32 states and 7 sociecononomic regions of Mexico, 2000-2010].

Objective: To determine trends of mortality from prostate cancer (PC) and years of potential life lost (YPLL) by federative entity and by socioeconomic region in the period 2000-2010.

Methods: Records of mortality associated with PC 2000-2010 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health. This information is generated by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography through death certificates issued throughout the country.

Mortality trends from hypertension in Mexico by socioeconomic region and state, 2000-2008.

Objective: To determine mortality trends from hypertension in Mexico nationwide, by state, by socioeconomic region, and by sex and to establish an association between education, state of residence, and socioeconomic region with mortality from hypertension in 2000-2008.

Methods: Records of mortality associated with hypertension for 2000-2008 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health. This information is generated by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics through death certificates issued throughout the country.

[Mortality trends from cervical cancer in the seven socioeconomic regions and the thirty two federative entities of Mexico, 2000-2008].

Objective: To determinate the trend of mortality from cervical cancer nationwide, by federative entities and socioeconomic regions during the years 2000-2008.

Methods: The records of mortality associated to cervical cancer for the period 2000-2008 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health. This information is generated by the National Institute of Statistics Geography and Informatics through the death certificates issued all around the country.

Mortality trends from diabetes mellitus in the seven socioeconomic regions of Mexico, 2000-2007.

Objective: To determine trends in mortality from diabetes mellitus nationwide according to federative entity, socioeconomic region, and sex and to establish the association between education level, federation entity of residence, and socioeconomic region and mortality from diabetes in Mexico during the years 2000-2007.

Methods: Records of mortality associated with diabetes for 2000-2007 were obtained from the National Information System of the Secretariat of Health. This information is generated by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics through death certificates.

[Performance of ischemic heart disease mortality in Mexico in the period 2000-2007].

Objective: To determine the behaviour of mortality due to ischemic cardiopathy in Mexico during the years 2000 through 2007.

Methods: The codes of the International Classification of Diseases 10 that correspond to the ischemic cardiopathy were identified. The rates of mortality nationwide, by federative entity, and by socioeconomic region as well as by degree of education, type of job, and public health services entitlement, were determined.

Relation of antimyocardium antibodies to mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Antimyocardium antibodies (AMA) have been observed in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). At present it is unknown if these AMA play a role in the pathogenesis of acute or chronic myocardial damage or if they are only produced as a result of tissue destruction, disappearing later without clinical manifestations. However, some studies have shown that patients with AMI and AMA have higher possibilities of presenting heart failure and death.

[Antibodies against Chlamydophila in patients with acute myocardial infarction and coronary risk and their association with mortality].

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine whether antibodies against Chlamydophila pneumoniae in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and coronary risk factors are associated with death.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 patients hospitalized in the Coronary Unit of Centro Medico La Raza Hospital of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, between 1999 and 2000. Subjects were males and females older than 18 years, diagnosed with AMI and coronary risk.