The difference between acute coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke risk with regard to gender and age in Finnish and Swedish populations

• Acute coronary heart disease and ischaemic stroke events appeared approximately 10 years earlier in men than in women, and these rates remained higher in men than in women in all age groups. The gender difference was more marked for coronary heart disease than for ischaemic stroke. This may be taken into account when developing interventions and treatment strategies.

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acute coronary heart disease;age;gender;ischaemic stroke

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