Impact of Coronary Heart Disease on World Leaders

  1. Alyce M. Girardi, MD;
  2. Leslie R. Pyenson, MD;
  3. Jon Morris, PhD; and
  4. Francis X. Brickfield, MD
  1. From the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
    1. Figure. Data collection ended on 1 January 2000. At that time, 17 of 18 members of the 1990–1999 cohort were still alive. The mean survival time was 3 years for the 1970–1979 cohort, 5 years for the 1980–1989 cohort, and at least 4 years for the 1990–1999 cohort. Statistical tests of the differences between cohorts were not performed. Censored data points represent participants who were alive on 1 January 2000; >1 circle or square at a time point indicates ≥ 2 surviving participants.
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        Figure. Data collection ended on 1 January 2000. At that time, 17 of 18 members of the 1990–1999 cohort were still alive. The mean survival time was 3 years for the 1970–1979 cohort, 5 years for the 1980–1989 cohort, and at least 4 years for the 1990–1999 cohort. Statistical tests of the differences between cohorts were not performed. Censored data points represent participants who were alive on 1 January 2000; >1 circle or square at a time point indicates ≥ 2 surviving participants. Kaplan–Meier survival curves for world leaders after a first coronary heart disease event.

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