Continuing decrease in coronary heart disease mortality in Sweden

Deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) have been decreasing in most Western countries over the last few decades. In contrast, a flattening of the decrease in mortality has been recently reported among younger age groups in some countries. We aimed to determine whether the decrease in CHD mortality is flattening among Swedish young adults. We examined trends in CHD mortality in Sweden between 1987 and 2009 among persons aged 35 to 84 years...