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Health in Hunter New England |
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Cardiovascular diseases
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Health in Hunter New England |
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Cardiovascular diseases
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Cardiovascular (circulatory) diseases comprise all diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, stroke (cerebrovascular disease), heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease. In Hunter New England, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in both sexes.
Coronary heart disease (ischaemic heart disease) - causing angina and acute myocardial infarction ('heart attack') - and stroke, are the major forms of cardiovascular disease causing death and illness in Hunter New England. They share a number of behavioural risk factors such as tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, heavy alcohol consumption; and physiological risk factors such as high blood pressure, elevated blood lipids, diabetes mellitus, and overweight/obesity. In addition some population groups have higher rates of disease than others.
Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are also shared with other chronic diseases such as diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, so coordination of prevention, early detection and other health strategies for these conditions should lead to better outcomes.
This chapter presents recent data on deaths and hospitalisations in Hunter New England for cardiovascular diseases as a group, coronary heart disease and stroke. The methods used for analysing and presenting death and hospitalisation data are described in more detail in the Methods section.
| For more information: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases, Australian Facts-2001. AIHW Catalogue no. CVD 13. Canberra: AIHW, Heart Foundation of Australia and National Stroke Foundation of Australia, 2001. |
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Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C. The burden of disease and injury in Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1999. | |
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National Heart Foundation Web site at www.heartfoundation.com.au. | |
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National Stroke Foundation Web site at www.strokefoundation.com.au. | |
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NSW Department of Health. Improving health care for people with chronic and complex needs in NSW. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2000. | |
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NSW Department of Health. Report of the Greater Metropolitan Services Implementation Group. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2001. | |
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| Rider: | The information presented in this report result from analyses of a variety of social and health focused datasets. These datasets originate from a variety of sources including Hunter New England Health, the NSW Department of Health, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The timing of the release of these data to third parties is controlled by the owner of these data. It is therefore possible for these organisations to publish data that they have not yet made available to Hunter New England Population Health for analysis and release. Users should therefore check the publications of these organisations as it is possible that they may have published even more up to date information on Hunter New England than those available in this report. As this report is an ongoing project, the indicators presented will be updated as soon as possible after the release of all datasets to Hunter New England Population Health. |
| Copyright notice: | This work is copyright Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. It may be reproduced in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited. |
| Suggested citation: | Hunter New England Population Health. Health in Hunter New England. Hunter New England Area Health Service, 2005. Available at: http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/HHNE/cvd/cvd_intro.htm. Accessed (insert date of access). |
| Produced by: | Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Health, with assistance from: Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Health. |
| Last updated: | 6 December 2005 |
| See NSW Data: | To view state data, see NSW Chief Health Officer's Report: internet version, intranet version |
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