Abstract
We examined the Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) incidence and mortality rates in New York State for a recent 13-year period.
Hospital discharge data and death certificate information are combined to create patient episodes for AMI. Trends in the risk-adjusted
AMI incidence and mortality are examined for the years 1996 through 2008. Between 1996 and 2008, the AMI incidence rate declined
by 35.8% and AMI mortality fell from 161.0 to 71.6 per 100,000 population. This 55.5% decline in mortality is accompanied
by a 23.9% decline in the number of AMI admissions to acute care hospitals and by a 37.8% improvement in mortality among those
hospitalized. New York State follows the national trend in decline in AMI. That decline is accompanied by reductions in AMI
mortality, reduced demand on hospitals, and significant improvement in hospital care quality among AMI patients.
Hospital discharge data and death certificate information are combined to create patient episodes for AMI. Trends in the risk-adjusted
AMI incidence and mortality are examined for the years 1996 through 2008. Between 1996 and 2008, the AMI incidence rate declined
by 35.8% and AMI mortality fell from 161.0 to 71.6 per 100,000 population. This 55.5% decline in mortality is accompanied
by a 23.9% decline in the number of AMI admissions to acute care hospitals and by a 37.8% improvement in mortality among those
hospitalized. New York State follows the national trend in decline in AMI. That decline is accompanied by reductions in AMI
mortality, reduced demand on hospitals, and significant improvement in hospital care quality among AMI patients.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9466-3
- Authors
- Harold Kilburn, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, 800 North Pearl St., Menands, NY 12204, USA
- Lawrence Schoen, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, 800 North Pearl St., Menands, NY 12204, USA
- Tong Wang, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, 800 North Pearl St., Menands, NY 12204, USA
- Journal Journal of Community Health
- Online ISSN 1573-3610
- Print ISSN 0094-5145