Prevalence and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Males Living in Mexico City: The Mexico City Project

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Abstract

The current prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was investigated in 174 necropsic studies performed on males who died violently between 1984 and 1986 in Mexico City. In young adults, coronary atherosclerosis was found in 35% of the cases, 5% of whom had significant obstruction in one coronary vessel. In subjects aged 50-69 years, coronary atherosclerosis occurred in 69% of the cases and obstructive disease in 24%. Current figures suggest an increase in the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in this population which may be linked with nutritional changes. This makes further investigations, as well as the design of a program for ischemic heart disease prevention in Mexico City imperative.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1988

Publication date (Print): 1988

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 75

Issue: 5

Pages: 387-392

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^aInstituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez y ^bServicio Médico Forense, México, México

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Publisher ID: 174404 Other ID: Cardiology 1988;75:387–392

DOI: 10.1159/000174404

PubMed ID: 3266094

SO-VID: d28a6ac6-8bc3-4ece-9e52-3b3309609225

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Date received : 20 August 1987

Date accepted : 11 May 1988

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Pages: 6

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