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14750447

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Since the late 1970s there has been a decline in cardiovascular mortality in the Netherlands. In recent years, the number of hospital admissions due to cardiovascular disease has decreased, whereas short-stay admissions and outpatients' visits are increasing. One explanation for this phenomenon, suggested by Koek et al. in this issue, is the limited availability and closure of hospital beds in recent years. However, there are other possible reasons for the decrease in cardiovascular mortality. First of all, there has been a substantial improvement in survival following acute myocardial infarction, mainly as a result of advances in the treatment. As all patients with an acute myocardial infarction are admitted anyway, the observed decrease in hospital admissions due to acute myocardial infarction reflects a decrease in the incidence as opposed to a decrease in the availability of hospital beds. Secondly, primary preventive measures aimed at modifying risk factors have been shown to result in a clear decrease in cardiovascular mortality. Lastly, mortality and morbidity due to chronic cardiovascular disease, such as heart failure, have decreased significantly. The range of options to adequately treat this category of patients has expanded considerably with, for example, the introduction of new drugs and biventricular pacemakers. There are many factors, other than the closure of hospital beds, which could explain the observed decline in the number of admissions due to cardiovascular disease.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Decrease in hospital admissions due to cardiovascular diseases].
pubmed:affiliation
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Hartziekten, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comment, English Abstract