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Population-based register of acute myocardial infarction : manual of operations
Madsen, Mette; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Pajak, Andrzej; Palmieri, Luigi; Rocha, Evangelista C.; Salomaa, Veikko; Sans, Susana; Steinbach, KonradCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and hospitalization in both sexes in nearly all countries of Europe. The main forms of cardiovascular disease are ischaemic heart disease and stroke. The magnitude of the problem contrasts with the shortage, weak quality and comparability of data available in most European countries. Innovations in medical, invasive and biological treatments have substantiall...
Coronary and cerebrovascular population-based registers in Europe : are morbidi...
Steinbach, Konrad; Kornitzer, Marcel; Smet, Patrich de; Madsen, Mette; Lang, Thierry; Paterniti, Sabrina; Salomaa, Veikko; Doring, AngelaBackground: The EUROCISS Project (European Cardiovascular Indicators Surveillance Set), as part of the Health Monitoring Programme financed by the European Commission, has been implemented to develop health indicators and recommendations for the monitoring of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Morbidity data are rarely available in the different countries and when available, they are very rarely comparable. The ai...