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* Nearly all deaths from CHD are because of a heart attack. *
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In the UK, around 227,000 people suffer a heart attack each year.

Someone has a heart attack every two minutes.

In about 30% of heart attacks, the patients dies.
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* Incidence of myocardial infarction, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
Sources: Goldacre M (2001); Volmink JA et al(1998) Heart; Tunstall-Pedoe H et al (1999) Lancet; Lampe FC et al (2000) European Heart Journal.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Incidence of myocardial infarction, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
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* Prevalence of myocardial infarction, adults aged between 55 and 74, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
Sources: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008); Scottish Executive 2003 (2005); ASSIST trial, personal communication; Morbidity Statistics in General Practice (1995); British Regional Heart Study, personal communication.		  
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Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of myocardial infarction, adults aged between 55 and 74, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
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* Percentage who have experienced cardiovascular conditions (ever and recently), by sex and age, 2006, England (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008).		  
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Microsoft Excel Sheet - Percentage who have experienced cardiovascular conditions (ever and recently), by sex and age, 2006, England (Table)
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* Percentage reporting longstanding illness by sex, age and condition, 2006, Great Britain (Table)
Source: General Household Survey 2006 (2008) ONS.		  
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Microsoft Excel Sheet - Percentage reporting longstanding illness by sex, age and condition, 2006, Great Britain (Table)
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* Prevalence of cardiovascular conditions by sex and ethnic group, 2004, Great Britain (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2004 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of cardiovascular conditions by sex and ethnic group, 2004, Great Britain (Table)
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* Rates per 1,000 population reporting longstanding diseases of the circulatory system by sex and age, 1988 to 2005, Great Britain (Table)
Source: The General Household Survey 2004 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Rates per 1,000 population reporting longstanding diseases of the circulatory system by sex and age, 1988 to 2005, Great Britain (Table)
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* Incidence of myocardial infarction, adults aged less than 80, by sex and age, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
Source: Volmink JA et al (1998) Heart.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Incidence of myocardial infarction, adults aged less than 80, by sex and age, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
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* Change in incidence of myocardial infarction, adults aged between 30 and 75, between 1966 and 1996, UK studies compared (Table)
Source: Volmink JA et al (1998) Heart; Tunstall-Pedoe H et al (1999) Lancet; Lampe FC et al (2000) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention V Conference, London.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Change in incidence of myocardial infarction, adults aged between 30 and 75, between 1966 and 1996, UK studies compared (Table)
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* Percentage who report experience of myocardial infarction (ever and recently), by sex and age, 1998, England (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 1998 (1999).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Percentage who report experience of myocardial infarction (ever and recently), by sex and age, 1998, England (Table)
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* Prevalence of myocardial infarction by sex and age, 1981/82 & 1991/2, England and Wales (Table)
Source: Morbidity Statistics for General practice, 4th National Study 1991-92 (1995).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of myocardial infarction by sex and age, 1981/82 & 1991/2, England and Wales (Table)
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* Prevalence of self-reported longstanding heart attack, adults 16+ by sex & age, 1988-98, GB (Table)
Source: General Household Survey 1998 (2000).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of self-reported longstanding heart attack, adults 16+ by sex & age, 1988-98, GB (Table)
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* Prevalence self-reported longstanding heart attack by sex, all ages, under 75, 1988-98, GB (Figure)
Source: General Houysehold Survey 1998 (2000).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence self-reported longstanding heart attack by sex, all ages, under 75, 1988-98, GB (Figure)Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation - Prevalence self-reported longstanding heart attack by sex, all ages, under 75, 1988-98, GB (Figure)
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* 28-day case fatality, for myocardial infarction, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
Source: Volmink JA et al (1998) Heart; Norris RM et al (1998) BMJ; Tunstall-Pedoe H et al (1999) Lancet; Lampe FC et al (2000) Cardiovascular Disease Prevention V Conference, London.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - 28-day case fatality, for myocardial infarction, adults, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
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* Survival after a myocardial infarction, adults aged less than 80, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
Source: Volmink JA (1996) DPhil Thesis, University of Oxford.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Survival after a myocardial infarction, adults aged less than 80, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
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* 28-day case fatality for myocardial infarction, adults aged 35-79, by sex and age, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
Source: Volmink JA (1996) DPhil Thesis, University of Oxford		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - 28-day case fatality for myocardial infarction, adults aged 35-79, by sex and age, 1994/95, Oxfordshire (Table)
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* Change in 28-day case fatality for myocardial infarction, adults aged between 30 and 69, between 1966 and 1995, UK studies compared (Table)
Source: Volmink JA et al (1998) Heart; Tunstall-Pedoe H et al (1999) The Lancet.		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Change in 28-day case fatality for myocardial infarction, adults aged between 30 and 69, between 1966 and 1995, UK studies compared (Table)
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* National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease: Standards and Quality requirements table, England (Table)
Source: Department of Health (2005).		  
Microsoft Word Document - National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease: Standards and Quality requirements table, England (Table)
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* Inpatient cases by main diagnosis and sex, National Health Service hospitals, 2006/07, England (Table)
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics 2006/07 (2008).		  
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Microsoft Excel Sheet - Inpatient cases by main diagnosis and sex, National Health Service hospitals, 2006/07, England (Table)
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* Thrombolytic treatment, use of aspirins, beta blockers and statins after a heart attack, 2004/05 and 2006/07, England and Wales (Table)
Source: National Audit of Myocardial Infarction Project (2007).		  
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Microsoft Excel Sheet - Thrombolytic treatment, use of aspirins, beta blockers and statins after a heart attack, 2004/05 and 2006/07, England and Wales (Table)
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