Patients Admitted to Acute Hospitals with a Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease, Year Ending December 1997-2004 Year Ending December Number of Patients 1997 30,495 1998 30,710 1999 29,699 2000 28,900 2001 28,362 2002 28,510 2003 27,777 2004 26,634 Notes:1. Up to six diagnoses (one main, five secondary) are recorded on SMR01 returns.