Cardiovascular disease poses a heavy burden on the health of Australians. Coronary heart disease and stroke are its most costly manifestations, in terms of deaths, disability and health system costs. Risk factors for heart disease and stroke remain very common among Australians, including those with established cardiovascular disease. For the latter in particular, it is imperative to try and prevent further cardiovascular events. This paper identifies gaps and deficiencies in our knowledge in relation to secondary prevention and rehabilitation after coronary heart disease and stroke, including incidence, interventions and outcomes at a national level and suggests possible solutions.
Authored by AIHW.
Published 29 September 2003; ISSN 1323-9236; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 318 6; AIHW cat. no. CVD 25; 37pp.; $24.00
NHPA indicator: Incidence rate for
myocardial infarction, age 35-69
years.
NHPC indicator: Incidence rate for coronary
heart disease events per 100,000 population
aged 40-90 years.
NHPA indicator: Proportion of cardiac
patients who enter and complete a
rehabilitation program, all ages.
NHPA indicator: Proportion of people
with mild/moderate/severe disability at 6
months following diagnosis of an initial
cardiac event, all ages
NHPA indicator: Coronary heart disease case
fatality for the population aged 40-90 years
NHPA indicator: Incidence rate for stroke,
all ages
NHPA indicator: Proportion of patients
admitted to hospital with acute stroke who are
managed in specialised stroke units (dedicated
multidisciplinary teams), all ages.
NHPA indicator: Proportion of people whose
main/underlying disabling condition is stroke,
age 45 years or more
NHPA indicator: Proportion of people with
mild/moderate/severe disability at 6 months
following diagnosis of initial stroke event,
all ages
NHPA indicator: Case fatality rate for
stroke within 28 days, all ages
Current knowledge on coronary heart
disease(46K PDF)
Incidence of coronary heart disease
Survival, disability and quality of life
after a CHD event
Cost of coronary heart disease
Risk factors for coronary heart
disease
Strategies for reducing the recurrence of
CHD events