dc.contributor.author |
Marshall, Roger |
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dc.contributor.author |
Milne, Richard |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lynn, R |
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dc.contributor.author |
Jackson, Rodney |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-05-09T02:08:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 15(2):179-184 2008 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1741-8267 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32819 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Background Age is a major determinant of case fatality following acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Its impact, however, varies by time after the event, sex and diagnostic category. We were able to quantify these effects with good precision in a large cohort of patients. Design A national cohort of 14227 CVD patients representing all the recorded first-CVD events in people aged 35–84 years in New Zealand in 1995 were examined, using electronic linkage of routine health data. Methods Case fatality by age was assessed in three phases: prehospital deaths, fatality after hospitalization up to 28 days and from 28 days up to 5 years after the event. It was assessed in these phases by sex and by the diagnostic categories: acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke and other coronary heart diseases. Results Case fatality in the prehospital phase showed substantial age differences. In particular, a strong positive monotonic age gradient was observed for AMI, but a U-shaped age-case-fatality gradient for stroke. From admission to 28 days, AMI case fatality demonstrated the strongest age gradient. In contrast, there was minimal age effect on 28-day stroke mortality, and case fatality for other coronary heart diseases was low. From 28 days to 5 years, there was a substantial positive monotonic age by case-fatality gradient for all diagnoses. Conclusion Age has a large impact on case fatality following cardiovascular events, although the effect varies significantly by time elapsed after the event, diagnostic category and sex. As the lifetime benefits of many cardiovascular interventions depend on preintervention risk and case fatality, the role of age needs careful attention while making treatment decisions. |
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dc.publisher |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Quantifying the effect of age on short and long term case fatality in 14,000 patients with incident cardiovascular disease |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.begin-page |
179 |
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pubs.volume |
15 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd. |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
18391645 |
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pubs.end-page |
184 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
75337 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Population Health |
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pubs.org-id |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1741-8275 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
18391645 |
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