The changing regional pattern of ischaemic heart disease mortality in southern Europe: still healthy but uneven progress

Hirte, Lale; Nolte, Ellen; Mossialos, Elías

doi:10.1136/jech.2007.067637

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“…Different factors for ICU mortality which are usually reported sometimes found to be contradictory partly because of differences in statistical analyses [3]. Mortality is higher among more than 60 years age group and in males which is comparable with other similar studies [4,5].Sepsis was the main cause of death in our study though other few studies had shown Ischaemic heart disease as the prime cause [6,7].In our study respiratory and cardiovascular causes for mortalty are 14.7% and 10.9% respectively. In a similar previous study Dongre A et al (2016) and Paudel et al(2011) found 19.06%-17.51% &22.86%-22.86% respectively [8,9].In our study population maximum were from rural area(70.7%).…”

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An Audit on Pattern of Mortality in a Medicine Icu at Tertiary Care Hospital of North-East India

Pal

2020

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Background: Mortalities in medical Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are largely variable. Intensive care medicine has developed significantly over time. But still it is unpredictable in terms of pattern of mortality. Materials and Methods: A total of 266 patients who died in the ICU of a tertiary care Hospital over the period of one year were studied retrospectively to review the mortality pattern. Results: Out of 266 patients Male comprised 71.8% and female 28.2 %. Patients from rural area were 70.7% where as 29.3% belong to urban society. Among the study population preexisting diabetic and hypertensive patients were 10.5% and 16.5 % whereas 12.4 % were suffering from both. 56% of the study population was from more than 60 years age group. Sepsis (26.3%) was the leading cause of death followed by stroke (19.9%) and COPD (13.9%). Mean duration of hospital stay among study population was 7.61 days. Conclusion: Sepsis, stroke, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality in our study. Prospective, larger, more studies regarding ICU mortality should be carried out for policy planning to improve the healthcare resources. Keywords: mortality pattern, Intensive Care Unit, sepsis

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An Audit on Pattern of Mortality in a Medicine Icu at Tertiary Care Hospital of North-East India

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2020

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“…28 Although the younger age of participants enrolled in the present study could contribute to a lower prevalence of AD in relation to VaD, these findings are not surprising if we consider that Portugal presents a considerably higher incidence of stroke than other similar Western European regions, 29 and cerebrovascular disease is the main cause of death, unlike Spain or Italy, where the main cause of death is ischemic heart disease. 30 An explanation for such a high risk of cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia in Portugal is lacking. The prevalence of hypertension, a major risk factor for stroke and VaD, 31 is high (42.2%) 32 but within the figures reported in other European countries.…”

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Prevalence and Causes of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Population-Based Cohort From Northern Portugal

Ruano

Araújo

Branco

et al. 2018

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

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Background: Vascular disease may play an important role in the epidemiology of dementia in countries with high stroke incidence, such as Portugal. Objective: To assess the prevalence and etiology of cognitive impairment in a population-based cohort from Portugal. Methods: Individuals 55 years (n ¼ 730) from the EPIPorto cohort were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Those scoring below the age-/education-adjusted cutoff points were further evaluated to identify dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to define its most common causes. Results: Thirty-six cases of MCI/dementia were identified, corresponding to adjusted prevalences of 4.1% for MCI and 1.3% for dementia. The most common cause of MCI/dementia was vascular (52.8%), followed by Alzheimer's disease (36.1%). Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of vascular cognitive impairment in the epidemiology of dementia in Portugal and carry an important public health message regarding its prevention and management, possibly extending to other countries with a highstroke burden.

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“…Ischemic heart disease (IHD) was the prime cause of death (20%) which is conformed to the findings of other reports. [ 24 ] The highest incidence of death occurred during 1–3 days of ICU stay (34.28%) which indicates that the first 72 h in ICU is the most crucial period of intensive care. [ 22 ] The number of medical patients treated in ICU was about thrice (62.87% medical vs. 21.79% surgical) of the surgical patients and 41.42% cases received medical treatment and 15.71% had surgical management among the deceased.…”

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An appraisal of mortality in Intensive Care Unit of a Level III military hospital of Bangladesh

Alam¹,

Haque

Haque³

2017

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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Background:Mortalities in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are high and widely variable. The unpredictability of death rates is attributable to age, sex, nature and severity of illness, comorbidity, well-timed medical attention, quality of the attending staffs, iatrogenic events, total management facilities, and overall grade of the ICU in general.Materials and Methods:A total of seventy patients who died in the ICU of a Level III Combined Military Hospital within a period of 2 years were studied in retrospect to review the mortality pattern.Results:Overall mortality rate was 3.58%, among which 81.43% were male and 18.57% were female. The mortality rate in geriatric patients was 12.26% and 2.84% in the age group of 12–60 years and 2.56% in below 12 years. The major causes of death were ischemic heart disease (20%), cerebrovascular disease (14.28%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (10%). Highest incidence of death occurred during 1–3 days of ICU stay (34.28%) and the lowest was at 4 days to 1 week (4.28%).Conclusion:Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is remaining as the most important cause of mortality in our community although many countries have succeeded in reducing the IHD mortality by a combination of lifestyle modification and improving the health-care delivery systems.

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The changing regional pattern of ischaemic heart disease mortality in southern Europe: still healthy but uneven progress

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

An Audit on Pattern of Mortality in a Medicine Icu at Tertiary Care Hospital of North-East India

An Audit on Pattern of Mortality in a Medicine Icu at Tertiary Care Hospital of North-East India

Prevalence and Causes of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Population-Based Cohort From Northern Portugal

An appraisal of mortality in Intensive Care Unit of a Level III military hospital of Bangladesh

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