Table 2

Cardiovascular causes of death grouped by ICD9 /ICD 10 coding

Cardiovascular main causes of death	ICD-9 codes	ICD-10 codes	Female (n)	Male (n)	All RA (n)
ICD, International Classification of Diseases; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.
Chronic rheumatic heart disease	393–398	I05–I09	2	0	2
Hypertensive disease	401–405	I10–I15	4	0	4
Acute MI	410	I21, I22	46	26	72
Acute/subacute IHD	411	I24	1	0	1
Chronic IHD	414	I25	36	16	52
Ischaemic heart disease (total)	410–414	I20–I25	83	62	125
Pulmonary circulation	415–417	I26–I28	6	3	9
Other forms of heart disease	420–429	I30–I52	17	5	22
Cerebrovascular disease	430–438	I60–I69	40	8	48
Disease of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries	440–448	I70–I79	4	4	8
Diseases of veins and lymphatics and other diseases of the circulatory system	451–459	I80–I89	2	0	2
Other unspecified circulatory disorders		I95–I99	0	0	0
Total number of cardiovascular disease deaths	390–459	I00–I99	158	62	220