Age-Specific Trends in the Incidence and In-Hospital Mortality of Acute Myocardial Infarction Over 30 Years in Japan - Report From the Miyagi AMI Registry Study.

Background: We are now facing rapid population aging in Japan, which will affect the actual situation of cardiovascular diseases. However, age-specific trends in the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Japan remain to be elucidated.Methods and Results:We enrolled a total of 27,220 AMI patients (male/female 19,818/7,402) in our Miyagi AMI Registry during the past 30 years.