Coronary artery disease: Part 1. Epidemiology and diagnosis

West J Med. 2001 Apr;174(4):257-61. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.174.4.257.

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in Americans, accounting for about 500,000 deaths every year. The annual incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) is about 1.5 million. As many as 2 million middle-aged men may have silent myocardial ischemia. (1)

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Clinical Medicine / methods
  • Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Disease / epidemiology*
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Exercise Test*
  • Female
  • Heart Function Tests
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Distribution
  • Survival Analysis
  • United States / epidemiology