Economic Challenge of Cardiovascular Disease

Abstract

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License OJCR.MS.ID.000558. Epidemiological ConsiderationsIn the United States, more than 1 million cases of myocardial infarction occur each year and approximately 7 patients out of 10 survive the acute event. Mortality rates are higher in the first year after infarction and henceforth the risk of death is about 5% per year for men and 7% per year for women. After the first infarction,