Epidemiological features of the incidence of acute myocardial infarction among the population of Kharkiv region

Abstract

Ukraine has one of the highest death rates from circulatory diseases in Europe compared to the countries of the European region. The aim of this study is to determine and analyze the incidence of acute myocardial infarction as one of the leading diseases of the circulatory system. Аnalysis of the incidence of acute myocardial infarction among the adult population of the Kharkiv region in the dynamics of 2014–2018, was carried out according to the Kharkiv Regional Information and Analytical Center for Medical Statistics. Determined that the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in 2018 was higher in Kharkiv than in Kharkiv region: among the population of Kharkiv region it was 100.77 per 100,000 population, in Kharkiv – 120.940/0000, and in the region this figure was equal to 77.650/0000. Analysis of the incidence of acute myocardial infarction by sex for the period 2014–2018 among the adult population of Kharkiv region showed that this figure among men is much higher than among women – 128.320/0000 against 76.990/0000 among women. The highest incidence rate among men in Kharkiv region was recorded in 2015 (157.99 per 100,000 male population), the lowest – in 2018 (128.32 per 100,000 male population). The incidence rate among the female population of Kharkiv region for the period 2014–2018 ranged from 76.99 to 87.71 per 100,000 female population. According to the results of the study, it was found that the incidence of acute myocardial infarction is an urgent problem that has epidemiological features. It is determined that in the city of Kharkiv the incidence of acute myocardial infarction is higher than among the adult population of Kharkiv region (respectively 120.940/0000 vs. 77.650/0000). In the analysis of the incidence of acute myocardial infarction depending on gender for the period 2014–2018 among the adult population of Kharkiv region, it was found that this figure is much higher in men than in women. The incidence in 2018 among the male population of Kharkiv region was 128.32 and 76.99 among women per 100,000 population. Significant fluctuations in the incidence of myocardial infarction among the adult population of Kharkiv region for the period 2014–2018 indicate the need to improve preventive measures and improve the provision of medical care to patients with this pathology. Keywords: incidence; myocardial infarction; medical care.