[Incidence of acute myocardial infarction among Soviet specialists after long-term work in the tropics]

The paper presents the results of epidemiological survey of acute myocardial infarction morbidity rates among the Soviet specialists who worked in the Republic of Cuba. A total of 54,765 individuals aged 20-59 years were examined within 10 years. There were 48 cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The morbidity rate in males and females was 1.44 and 0.08 per 1,000, respectively. The morbidity rate was 22.9%; death rate in males and females was 0.28 and 0.08 per 1,000, respectively. The incidence of major risk factors in AMI patients and the relation of the morbidity rates of the specialists to the specific features of their adaptation to an emergency of the tropics were considered. Some trends of practical measures were defined to reduce AMI morbidity rates in specialists moving to the tropics to work.