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Twenty-two year (1975 to 1997) trends in the incidence, in-hospital and long-term case fatality rates from initial q-wave and non-q-wave myocardial infarction: a multi-hospital, community-wide perspective

^a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

View larger version (45K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Temporal trends in the incidence rates of initial Q-wave myocardial infarction and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack study.

View larger version (38K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Temporal trends in the hospital case fatality rates of Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) and non-Q-wave MI: Worcester Heart Attack study.

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Long-term mortality after hospital discharge for Q-wave myocardial infarction and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction: Worcester Heart Attack study. Solid square = Q-wave; solid circle = non-Q-wave.

View larger version (30K): [in a new window]   Figure 4 Temporal trends in two-year survival rates after hospital discharge for (A) Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) and (B) non-Q-wave MI: Worcester Heart Attack study.