An epidemiological study of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in northwestern Greece
Journal Title: Αρχεία Ελληνικής Ιατρικής - Year 2005, Vol 22, Issue 6
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Ischemic heart disease (IHD) presents as acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with or without ST segment elevation, sudden cardiac death, stable angina, silent ischemia or cardiac failure. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and the clinical presentations of IHD in an isolated area of northwestern (NW) Greece with 170,000 inhabitants. METHOD Over a one-year period a prospective, population-based survey was conducted of first presentation of IHD cases. Every patient living in the study area, aged
Authors and Affiliations
A. PAPATHANASIOU, K. PAPPAS, I. LEONTARIDIS, P. KORANTZOPOULOS, T. VOUGIOUKLAKIS, M. KIRIOU, V. DIMITROULA, L. MICHALIS, J. GOUDEVENOS
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