kora - kooperative gesundheitsforschung in der region augsburg

Registry of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Herzinfarktregister)

(Status 02/2004)

To monitor age- and gender-specific trends in morbidity, mortality, and case fatality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a defined population

Specific aims:

To elucidate the prehospital and early in-hospital phase of AMI. To observe population based long-term-survival after non-fatal AMI in relation to changes in acute medical care (prospective cohort analyses)

Study design:

Population registry linked to hospitals (hospitalized AMI patients) and health departments (death certificates) of the study region

Study population:

Inhabitants of the city of Augsburg and surrounding rural districts Augsburg and Aichach-Friedberg, age 25-74 (n = 400,000)

Study team location:

Central Hospital of Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, 86156 Augsburg, Tel. 089 / 400-43 73, Fax -2838, e-mail: kora.augsburg<AT>t-online.de

Study methods:

Registration of all hospitalized cases of AMI and all sudden coronary death of 25-to 74 year old inhabitants of the study area (about 1000/yr)

Study period:

Ongoing since 1985

Current status:

The mobidity, mortality, and 28-day case fatality rates for AMI are included in the official Statistics Report of the Federal Republic of Germany (see www.gbe-bund.de and selected publications)

Investigators:

H. Löwel, MD; C. Meisinger, MD, MPH; A. Hörmann, Dipl. Phys.

Collaboration:

Health departments, all hospitals, and general practitioners of the study area

Funding:

Helmholtz Zentrum München, Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) - Register Financing