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Prevalence and incidence are the two major measures of disease frequency. Prevalence is a static measurement, counting individuals with a disease at a given time. Incidence is a dynamic measurement, the occurrence of new events or cases of a disease during a defined time period. For cardiovascular diseases prevalence is a numerical indicator of the burden of disease for the society and its medical services. Incidence, on the other hand, is the prerequisite measure to estimate risk in the population through the associations between baseline characteristics (risk factors) and subsequent occurrence of the disease. The association is, of course, not necessarily causal. Moreover, incidence of cardiovascular manifestations, such as myocardial infarction or stroke, is relevant to needs for health services, since these acute and severe conditions require immediate assistance and intervention.
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Menotti, A. (2002). Prevalence and Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Seven Countries Study. In: Kromhout, D., Menotti, A., Blackburn, H. (eds) Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Diet, Lifestyle and Risk Factors in the Seven Countries Study. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 243. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1117-5_3
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