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Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-84).

About the Canadian Population Health Initiative -- Executive summary. -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Chapter 1: Hospital care for heart attacks in First Nations areas. Key findings ; Results ; Discussion -- Chapter 2: Hospitalizations for heart attacks in Inuit areas. Key findings ; Results ; Discussion -- Chapter 3: Summary profile of heart attacks among Métis. Key findings ; Provincial studies ; Discussion -- Chapter 4: Interventions to support Aboriginal peoples: from prevention to treatment. Key findings ; Bridging data and policy ; Results ; Discussion -- Appendix A: Data and methods -- Appendix B: Heart disease risk factors -- Appendix C: Data tables -- Appendix D: Geozones method -- Appendix E: Methods for intervention scan -- Appendix F: Intervention scan -- References.

Appropriate and timely health care following a heart attack can reduce mortality and improve a survivor's quality of life, yet evidence suggests that socio-economically disadvantaged populations are less likely to undergo cardiac diagnostic and revascularization procedures--including in countries with universal medical coverage such as Canada and Sweden. Given that First Nations, Inuit and Métis are disproportionally represented among socio-economically disadvantaged populations, this report examines whether this pattern of a lower rate of cardiac procedures holds true for Canada's First Nations, Inuit and Métis.