Abstract

ORTEGA TORRES, Yanela Yordanka et al. Incidence of myocardial acute infarction. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2011, vol.30, n.3, pp. 345-353. ISSN 0864-0300.

INTRODUCTION: The myocardial acute infarction is one the first death causes in the world and in Cuba; in past years its distribution is unknown in our country. OBJECTIVE: To describe the morbidity of myocardial acute infarction in Cuba: 1999-2008. METHODS: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted. Universe included persons aged e» 25 during 1999-2008 in whose population were identified the subjects suffered myocardial acute infarction. Data were collected from registry of National Management of Statistics and the incidence rates were estimated. Variables used were: occurrence place; provinces: Pinar del Río, Provincia Habana, Ciudad de La Habana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, especial municipality of Isla de la Juventud. RESULTS: Incidence rates in our country remained around the 1,9 by 1 000 inhabitants as average during the study period. Ciudad de La Habana was the province of greater incidence in the first and second five-year period with rates of 3.0 and 2.6 by 1 000 inhabitants, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence due to myocardial acute infarction in Cuba during 1999-2008, remained without significant variations. Thr risk of suffering such disease for the population aged over 25, was high and constant during decade. The provinces with higher incidence were Ciudad de La Habana, Camagüey, Sancti Spiritus and province of Habana.

Keywords : Myocardial acute infarction; morbidity.

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