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Abstract
Objective - To investigate differences in the occurrences of hospitalized suspected and verified acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between the two hospital regions, Namdal and Innherred, within a single county in Norway.
Design - A descriptive epidemiological study.
Setting - The county of Nord-Tr0ndelag in the central part of Norway (131000 inhabitants).
Subjects - Patients admitted for suspected AMI 13 March - 11 June 1995.
Main outcome measures - Proportion of verified AMI among patients admitted. Regional incidence rates for AMI.
Results - Among 347 patients admitted to hospitals with suspected AMI, AMI was verified in 120 (35%), corresponding to an annual incidence rate of 509 and 294 per 100000 (p>0.001).
Conclusions - Among patients admitted with suspicion of AMI, approximately one third had AMI. The study revealed substantial differences for AMI between two neighbouring hospital regions within one county in Norway. This difference may have implications for the planning and cost of hospital care.