BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to explore temporal trends in incidence and case fatality rates of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) over the last two decades in a Norwegian municipality. METHODS Incident cases of primary ICH were registered in the period from 1995 through 2012 in 32,530 participants of the longitudinal population-based Tromsø Study. Poisson regression models were used to o...

Aims Cardiac disease is one of the leading causes of indirect maternal death, and myocardial infarction (MI) is one of its most common aetiologies. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to characterize the incidence of pregnancy-associated MI (PAMI), as well as the maternal mortality and the case-fatality rates due to PAMI. Methods and results Articles were obtained ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the determinants of case fatality in the first major ischaemic heart disease event (heart attack) after screening. METHODS Prospective study of 7735 middle aged men drawn from general practices in 24 British towns. RESULTS During 11.5 years follow up there were 743 major ischaemic heart disease events of which 302 (40.6%) were fatal within 28 days of onset. Previous def...

OBJECTIVES This study examines the recent trends in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) incidence and case fatality in Hong Kong and explores the possible risk factors. DESIGN Retrospective observational study. SETTING All public hospitals in Hong Kong. OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence rate was defined as the number of IHD inpatient episodes divided by the size of the corresponding population. Short-...