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Heart disease in the Netherlands: a quantitative update |
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| Authors: | M. J. G. Leening S. Siregar I. Vaartjes M. L. Bots M. I. M. Versteegh R.-J. M. van Geuns J. J. Koolen J. W. Deckers |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000, CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2. Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands 4. Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands 5. Dutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, the Netherlands 6. Supervisory Committee for Cardiac Interventions in the Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands 7. Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands 8. National Cardiovascular Data Registry, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Abstract: | In this review we discuss cardiovascular mortality, incidence and prevalence of heart disease, and cardiac interventions and surgery in the Netherlands. We combined most recently available data from various Dutch cardiovascular registries, Dutch Hospital Data (LMR), Statistics Netherlands (CBS), and population-based cohort studies, to provide a broad quantitative update. The absolute number of people dying from cardiovascular diseases is declining and cardiovascular conditions are no longer the leading cause of death in the Netherlands. However, a substantial burden of morbidity persists with 400,000 hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease involving over 80,000 cardiac interventions annually. In the Netherlands alone, an estimated 730,000 persons are currently diagnosed with coronary heart disease, 120,000 with heart failure, and 260,000 with atrial fibrillation. These numbers emphasise the continuous need for dedicated research on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease in our country. |
| Keywords: | Cardiovascular disease Mortality Morbidity Interventions Registries Statistics |
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