Relative risk of death from heart attack myocardium of the female population of ecological zones of the Republic Dagestan

Objective: analysis of the relative risk (RR) of death from myocardial infarction (MI) among women of ecological zones of the Republic of Dagestan (RD). Materials and methods: Epidemiological study of all cases of death from MI among women of RD for 2002-2011 was held taking into account the place of residence Results: An analysis of the RR of mortality in the high-altitude zones indicates that the foothills and mountains of the Republic of Dagestan are areas of increased risk of death from MI among female population, however, in the plain the similar indicator is insignificantly lower.The highest mortality rate from MI among women was registered in the south of the mountain ecological zone (9.1 cases per 100,000 female population) with RR 1.4.These data can be considered as evidence of the effect on the risk of death from myocardial infarction among the female population of a sharply continental climate in the south of the mountains, characterized by high-altitude hypoxia, affecting the oxygen supply processes of the myocardium. Conclusion: The territory of increased relative risk death from myocardial infarction among the female population of rural areas is the high-mountainous regions of the southern mountains of the Republic of Dagestan.