[Atherosclerosis and its complications as a cause of hospital mortality in the Tashkent population in 1982-1986].

Atherosclerosis and coronary disease incidence rate specific for age, sex and nationality has been estimated at 7108 autopsies performed at city hospital in 1982-1986. The analysis suggested this rate to be on the increase, being 2.4% for 1920s, 29.3% for 1977-1981 and 39.5% for 1982-1986. Localization of arterial lesions responsible for a primary disease varies. Coronary heart disease ranks first occurring in 67.9% of cases. CVD follows occurring in 22%. Atherosclerosis death rate for the inpatients when adjusted for sex is age-specific. Though atherosclerosis is more frequently detected in native males aged 45-54 and females aged 45-49 compared to newcomers, the latter outnumber the natives by cases of atherosclerosis in the rest groups.