Cumulative incidence and risk factors of myocardial infarction during 20 years of follow-up: comparing two cohorts of middle-aged men born 30 years apart.

In general, a significant trend of improved risk modification was observed in the more recent cohort as decreased blood pressure, fewer incident hypertension, increased blood pressure-lowering medications, success in smoking cessation, declined lipid level, and increased physical activities.

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Simultaneously, mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) showed a decreasing trend in Sweden and other western countries [ 5 – 8 ].

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