Changes of Hospitalized Cardiac Diseases over the Past 30 years-Analysis of the Hospitalized Records of 13419 Cardiac Patients
- VernacularTitle:30年来住院心脏病病种的变迁-附13419例住院病历的分析
- Author:
Changcun GUO
;
Jinyue HUANG
;
Shu XIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Heart disease;
Epidemiology
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2002;0(S1):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyse the dynamic changes of cardiac diseases over the past 30 years. Method All hospitalized patients of internal medicine department over the past 30 years in the 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were analyzed in order to understand the dynamic changes of cardiac diseases. Results The results showed the proportion of the heart diseases to all medical diseases was gradually increased during the past three decades. The constitution ratio of the classification of the heart disease was also changing continuously and progressively, with coronary heart disease ranking the first and, in contrast, rheumatic heart disease the second since 1980s. Meanwhile, the number and the proportion of the patients with cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias of unknown causes were increased. Anemic heart disease and cardiovascular syphilis had been wiped out since 1980s and 1990s respectively. Conclusion Classification of cardiac diseases changes gradually and continually during the past 30 years.
