Heart Disease

Research from Aarhus University provides new data about heart disease

Published in State and Local Health Law Weekly, September 24th, 2009

"of the study: The study aim was to monitor infective endocarditis (IE) before and after the condition was brought into focus in hospitals in the Aarhus region of Denmark. A total of 172 patients with IE, all of whom had been referred to the regional tertiary center during 2000-2001 or during 2005-2006, was included prospectively into the study," investigators in Aarhus, Denmark report.

"Between 2000-1 (n = 51) and 2005-6 (n = 121), a very large (137%) increase occurred in the number of IE patients referred (p <0.01). Yet, over this period, the delay from onset of symptoms to admission remained at one month, with a further prolongation of one week (p <0.05) in 40%...

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Source: State and Local Health Law Weekly (2009-09-24)

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