Joint mapping of cardiovascular diseases: comparing the geographic patterns in incident acute myocardial infarction, stroke and atrial fibrillation, a Danish register-based cohort study 2014-15.
Kristine BihrmannGunnar GislasonMogens Lytken LarsenAnnette Kjær ErsbøllPublished in: International journal of health geographics (2021)
Using multiple-disease mapping, this study adds to the results of previous studies by enabling joint evaluation and comparison of the geographic patterns in AMI, stroke and AF. The simultaneous mapping of diseases displayed similarities and differences in occurrence that are non-assessable in traditional single-disease mapping studies. In addition to reflecting the fact that AF is a strong risk factor for stroke, the results suggested that AMI, stroke and AF share some, but not all environmental risk factors after accounting for age, sex and income (indicator of lifestyle and health behaviour).
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- acute myocardial infarction
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- high resolution
- catheter ablation
- cardiovascular disease
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- risk factors
- heart failure
- healthcare
- mental health
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- coronary artery disease
- brain injury
- mass spectrometry
- social media
- subarachnoid hemorrhage