Table 1

Case definition and number of cases of cardiovascular mortality

Disease outcomeICD-9 codingICD-10 codingNumber of cases
Total cardiovascular mortality390–459I00–I996151
IHD410–414I20–I253292
AMI410I21, I222281
Subacute and chronic IHDs411–414I20, I24, I251015
Other cardiac diseases420–429I30–I521084
Arrhytmias426–427 excluding 427.5*I44, I45,
I47–I49		147
Atherosclerosis-related mortality440I70121
Cerebrovascular diseases430–438I60–I691143

  • *Cardiac arrest (ICD9: 427.5) is excluded from the definition of arrhythmias.

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; IHD, Ischaemic heart disease.