Acute myocardial infarction in Canada: New epidemiologic insights on incidence, therapy, and risk

ObjectiveTo define the changing incidence, risk, and therapy of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Data sources: Review of contemporary AMI data from the University of Alberta Hospitals, six other sites of the Clinical Quality Improvement Network (CQIN), and other Canadian and international centers. Data synthesis: Ischemie heart disease is age-related and the Canadian population is rapidly aging. At the University of Alberta Hospitals, the …