[Acute myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke among the population of Novosibirsk]. / Populiatsionnoe izuchenie ostrogo infarkta miokarda i mozgovogo insul'ta v Novosibirske.

An epidemiological study of the morbidity and mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke based on the standard WHO programs "The Register of Acute Myocardial Infarction" and "The Register of Cerebral Stroke" was conducted for 12 months in one of the districts of Novosibirsk. The morbidity and mortality rates of males due to cardio- and cerebrovascular accidents were almost twice as high as those in females. The study of morbidity and mortality rates over time on the basis of the standard programs will make it possible to evaluate comprehensively the effectiveness of preventive programs.