Heart, stroke and vascular diseases: Australian facts 1999
Presents the latest facts and figures on cardiovascular disease and its impact on the Australian community. It is the first report in a biennial series by the National Centre for Monitoring Cardiovascular Disease. Published by the AIHW and Heart Foundation of Australia, this is a comprehensive source of information covering patterns of cardiovascular health and illness among Australians, their associated risk factors, treatment and management of the disease, and health care costs.
ISSN 1323-9236; ISBN 978 0 642 39578 8; Cat. no. CVD 7; 76pp.; OUT OF PRINT
Heart, Stroke and Vascular Diseases - Australian Facts 1999
Full publication (628K PDF)
- Preliminary material (97K PDF)
- Title page
- Verso title page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Highlights
- Chapters
- Introduction (98K PDF)
- Cardiovascular disease and its components (508K PDF)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Coronary heart disease
- Stroke
- Heart failure
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
- Risk factors (378K PDF)
- Risk factors
- Physical activity
- Tobacco smoking
- Nutrition
- High blood pressure
- High blood cholesterol
- Overweight and obesity
- Diabetes
- Health care costs (84K PDF)
- Health care costs of cardiovascular conditions
- Treatment and care (155K PDF)
- Drug treatment
- Cardiovascular procedures
- Comparisons (179K PDF)
- International comparisons
- Methods and data sources (50K PDF)
- End matter
Recommended citation
AIHW & National Heart Foundation of Australia 1999. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases: Australian facts 1999. Cardiovascular Disease Series. Cat. no. CVD 7. Canberra: AIHW.