Aging of the population may not lead to an increase in the numbers of acute coronary events – a community surveillance study and modelled forecast of the future

: a community surveillance study and modelled forecast of the future

: Salomaa V, Havulinna AS, Koukkunen H, Karja-Koskenkari P, Pietila A, Mustonen J, Ketonen M, Lehtonen A, Immonen-Raiha P, Lehto S, Airaksinen J, Kesaniemi YA

Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

: 2013

: Heart

: HEART

: 13

: 99

: 13

: 954

: 959

: 6

: 1355-6037

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303216

Conclusions The ACS event rates and absolute numbers of cases have declined steeply in Finland. The declining trends are likely to continue in the future despite the aging of the population.