Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before

The rise in ischemic heart disease(IHD) mortality occurring mostly during the first half of the 20th century is usually associated with economic development and its consequences for people's lifestyles. On the basis of historical evidence, it is postulated that a previous IHD epidemic cycle may...

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Main Author: Maria Inês R. Azambuja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1995-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101995000600004
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spelling doaj-2a1b986703d941c785ffd81dbc3e1b1a2020-11-24T22:45:09ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-87871995-12-0129644044310.1590/S0034-89101995000600004Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened beforeMaria Inês R. AzambujaThe rise in ischemic heart disease(IHD) mortality occurring mostly during the first half of the 20th century is usually associated with economic development and its consequences for people's lifestyles. On the basis of historical evidence, it is postulated that a previous IHD epidemic cycle may have occurred in England and Wales towards the turn of the nineteenth century. The implications of this on causal theories and current etiological research on atherosclerosis are discussed.<br>O aumento na mortalidade por cardiopatia isquêmica ocorrido neste século é usualmente associado ao desenvolvimento econômico e a suas conseqüências no estilo de vida das pessoas. Com base em evidencias históricas, levanta-se a possibilidade de ter havido outro ciclo epidêmico de cardiopatia ao redor da virada para o século 19, na Inglaterra, e discute-se as implicações decorrentes desta hipótese para a pesquisa em aterogênese.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101995000600004Isquemia miocárdicaMyocardial ischemia
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Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
Revista de Saúde Pública
Isquemia miocárdica
Myocardial ischemia
author_facet Maria Inês R. Azambuja
author_sort Maria Inês R. Azambuja
title Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
title_short Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
title_full Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
title_fullStr Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
title_full_unstemmed Rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
title_sort rise and fall in ischemic heart disease mortality: it may have happened before
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Revista de Saúde Pública
issn 0034-8910
1518-8787
publishDate 1995-12-01
description The rise in ischemic heart disease(IHD) mortality occurring mostly during the first half of the 20th century is usually associated with economic development and its consequences for people's lifestyles. On the basis of historical evidence, it is postulated that a previous IHD epidemic cycle may have occurred in England and Wales towards the turn of the nineteenth century. The implications of this on causal theories and current etiological research on atherosclerosis are discussed.<br>O aumento na mortalidade por cardiopatia isquêmica ocorrido neste século é usualmente associado ao desenvolvimento econômico e a suas conseqüências no estilo de vida das pessoas. Com base em evidencias históricas, levanta-se a possibilidade de ter havido outro ciclo epidêmico de cardiopatia ao redor da virada para o século 19, na Inglaterra, e discute-se as implicações decorrentes desta hipótese para a pesquisa em aterogênese.
topic Isquemia miocárdica
Myocardial ischemia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101995000600004
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