Ferreira-González Ignacio
Unidad de Epidemiología, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron y CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2014 Feb;67(2):139-44. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2013.10.002. Epub 2014 Jan 6.
Understanding the societal impact and trends of coronary heart disease through basic epidemiological measures is essential to evaluate treatment effectiveness and organize resource distribution. In the following narrative review, data are presented on the prevalence, incidence, and prognosis of coronary heart disease in general and of acute coronary syndrome in particular.
通过基本的流行病学方法了解冠心病的社会影响和趋势,对于评估治疗效果和组织资源分配至关重要。在以下叙述性综述中,给出了关于冠心病总体以及特别是急性冠状动脉综合征的患病率、发病率和预后的数据。