August 27, 2010Heart
The Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based care in Heart disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART)
Population
Consecutive acute coronary syndrome patients, and patients undergoing coronary angiography/angioplasty or…
Design
Other
Follow-up
12-14 months (for secondary prevention data)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
High-coverage registry with 96% data validity supports CAD quality monitoring in Sweden; extends validation efforts but leaves generalizability open.
Structured PICO
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Population
Consecutive acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, and patients undergoing coronary angiography/angioplasty or heart surgery
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Intervention
Implementation of the SWEDEHEART registry providing online interactive reports monitoring processes of care and outcomes
SWEDEHEART is a comprehensive national registry in Sweden that merges multiple databases to monitor and improve evidence-based care for coronary artery disease.
Cite This Study
Jernberg et al. (2010) studied this question.