Although available data indicate no increase in mortality from ischemic heart disease in Alaska Natives, the relatively constant death rates over the recent 20 years, compared with declining rates elsewhere in the U.S, and the high prevalence of risk factors for ischemic heart disease calls for increased descriptive epidemiologic studies of the incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease outcomes. In addition, analytic epidemiologic studies are needed to examine the relationship between lifestyle, especially subsistence and traditional lifestyles, and cardiovascular disease outcomes.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.