DESPITE DECREASING TRENDS
in incidence and mortality,
coronary heart disease
(CHD) continues to
be the main cause of death
and disability in developed and developing
countries.1,2 Moreover, a falling trend in
recurrent acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
risk has been shown.3-6 Recently, we presented
evidence of a trend for decreasing risk
of recurrent AMI during recent decades for
both women and men, all age groups, and
number of AMIs in Sweden.7