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released: 27 Sep 2006 author: Mathur S, Moon L & Leigh S media release

'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment' builds on existing information on disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians in the health status and treatment of coronary heart disease. It is the first study of this scale to analyse data on Indigenous Australians in four key areas: incidence of major coronary events; case fatality from major coronary events; use of coronary procedures in hospital; case complexity in hospital. This new information enables us to build a more complete picture of the coronary heart disease burden among Indigenous Australians, and also furthers our knowledge of disparities in treatment of coronary heart disease in relation to need. This report will be of interest to policy makers, health professionals and researchers in the field, as well as to the broader community.

ISSN 1323-9236; ISBN 978 1 74024 607 1; Cat. no. CVD 33; 56pp.; Out of print

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (145K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgments
    • Summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (287K PDF)
    2. Methods
      • Data sources
      • Data quality
      • Health measures
      • Analytical methods
    3. Incidence of major coronary events and case fatality
      • Incidence of major coronary events
      • Case fatality
    4. Coronary procedures in hospital
      • Use of procedures
    5. Case complexity
      • Comorbidities
      • Procedure use according to complexity
    6. Discussion
      • Incidence and case fatality
      • Coronary procedures in hospital
      • Case complexity
      • Other issues which may influence procedure rates
      • Data issues
      • Conclusion
  • End matter
    • Appendix A: Methods (173K PDF)
      • Cardiac procedures in hospital
      • Cause of death and hospital diagnosis classification
      • Rates
      • Inequality measures - worked example
    • Appendix B: Statistical tables
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

Mathur S, Moon L & Leigh S 2006. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with coronary heart disease: further perspectives on health status and treatment. Cardiovascular disease series no. 25. Cat. no. CVD 33. Canberra: AIHW.