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. 2004 Mar 25;96(3):425–439. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.10.011

Table 2.

Changing etiologies of congestive heart failure in modern China

1980 (%) 1990 (%) 2000 (%)
Rheumatic heart disease 46.8 24.2* 8.9**
Coronary heart disease 31.1 40.6 55.7
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease 8.5 10.3 13.9***
Dilated cardiomyopathy 6.0 6.9 7.5
Others 7.6 18.0 14.0
*

p<0.0001, as compared with 1980.

**

p<0.0001, as compared with 1990.

***

p=0.04.