Ischaemic heart disease : Population characteristics in each country

Population characteristics of AMI/ACS registers in 14 countries or regions (source: EUROCISS, 2003, Madsen et al., 2007)

Country	Area Coverage	Years	Age range	Population x 1000	Accessibility


Belgium Charleroi, Ghent	Regional	1983-2003	25-69	230	Ghent University
Belgium Bruges	Regional	1999-2003	25-74	152	Ghent University
Northern Denmark	Regional	1978-2001	all	493	Aarhus University
Finland	Regional	1993-2002	35-100	232	KTL
France	Regional	1985-2004	35-74	1,800	Min. Health
Germany	Regional	1985-2002	25-74	400	GSF-KORA
Italy	Regional	1998-2003	35-74	3,360	Nat. Institute of Health
Norway	Regional	1972-2002	15 →	58	Kirkenes hospital
Spain	Regional	1985-1998	25-74	766	MONICA
Northern Sweden MONICA	Regional	1985-2005	25-74	510	Nat. Board of Health and Welfare
Denmark	National	1978-2001	all	5,368	Nat. Inst. of Pub. Health
Finland	National	1991-2003	all	5,000	KTL, Stakes
Iceland	National	1981-2002	25-74	170	NIPH; Icelandic Association
Sweden	National	1987-2001	all	8,880	Nat. Board of Health and Welfare

Giampaoli S. Population characteristics in each country. In: EUPHIX, EUphact. Bilthoven: RIVM, <http://www.euphix.org> EUphact\ Health Status\ Diseases, disorders, injuries\ Cardiovascular diseases\ Ischaemic heart disease, 28 April 2008.

Literature and data sources

EUROCISS working group Coronary and Cerebrovascular Population-based Registers in Europe: are morbidity indicators comparable? Results from the EUROCISS Project on behalf of the EUROCISS Working Group. European Journal of Public Health, 2003; 13 (Suppl 3): 55-60.

Madsen M, Gudnason V, Pajak A, Palmieri L, Rocha EC, Salomaa V, et al. Population-based register of acute myocardial infarction: manual of operations. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2007; 14: S3-S22.