Why the study?
Does linkage to hospital discharge and mortality registries accurately estimate the incidence of cardiovascular diseases compared to a clinical disease registry?
Population
21,148 persons born between 1927 and 1977, randomly sampled from Maastricht and surrounding communities in…
Comparison
Incidence estimation via linkage to hospital… vs Incidence estimation via cardiology information…
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May underestimate incidence of unstable angina and HF; leaves open registry validity for observational CVD research.
Does linkage to hospital discharge and mortality registries accurately estimate the incidence of cardiovascular diseases compared to a clinical disease registry?
Incidence rates of cardiovascular diseases based on hospital discharge and mortality data may significantly underestimate true incidence, particularly for unstable angina and heart failure.
Merry et al. (2009) studied this question.
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