Abstract:ALMANAC series 219Coronary heart disease in decline Epidemiological data from Europe, the USA and elsewhere in the developed world show a steep decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality during the last 40 years (1). Concern about levelling of mortality rates in younger adults (2) has been somewhat alleviated by data from The Netherlands showing that in men aged <55 years, rates of decline have again accelerated, increasing from only 16% in 1993-1999 to 46% in 1999-2007 (3). A similar pattern was observ… Show more
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