Term: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Rates

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-05-21

Definition:

The number of hospitalizations or deaths due to acute myocardial infarction (also known as heart attack) expressed as a rate per 1,000 residents aged 40 and older during two 5-year periods.

Please read the Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) glossary terms for an operational definition of AMI, including the ICD codes used to define AMI.

Related concepts 

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) / Myocardial Infarction (MI) - Definition, Rates and Post-AMI Management
• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
• AMI
• Myocardial Infarction (MI)

References 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)