Ifølge epidemiologiske fund er en højere hyppighed af kardiovaskulære hændelser knyttet til visse indikatorer, fx:
According to epidemiological findings, a higher incidence of cardiovascular events has been associated with certain indicators, for instance: − age − elevated heart rate or blood pressure − persistent or recurrent ischemic cardiac pain − marked ECG changes (in particular ST-segment abnormalities) − raised cardiac enzymes or markers (e. g.