What data about acute myocardial infarction are available on the data portal?
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Hospitalization counts and rates for acute myocardial infarction for single and combined years for 2001-2016.
When possible, data may be explored by sex, age groups and transfer status for the following geographic breakdowns.
- Towns
- Counties
- State
At the state and county level, data are available for single and combined years for 2001-2016. For towns, data are available for the years 2010-2014 combined.
A heart attack is a serious condition that typically leads to an emergency situation. Tracking hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks can be used to examine possible time trends, seasonal trends, geographic differences, and to evaluate these differences by age, race and gender.
Where can I find more information about myocardial infarction?
- Find data from other states about myocardial infarction on the National Tracking Network.
- Learn more about prevention of heart disease in Maine from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Get information about heart disease from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Find additional county level data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention interactive atlas of heart disease and stroke.