The National HiRO Registry has enrolled 4,700 participants with inherited heart rhythm and cardiomyopathy conditions across 20 specialized Canadian clinics to facilitate research and clinical care.
The National HiRO Registry provides a unified Canadian platform for research and clinical care improvement in inherited arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies.
BACKGROUND: The Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) is a team of Canadian inherited heart rhythm and cardiomyopathy experts, genetic counsellors, nurses, researchers, patients, and families dedicated to the detection of inherited arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies, provision of best therapies, and protection from the tragedy of sudden cardiac arrest. METHODS: Recently, existing disease-specific registries were merged into the expanded National HiRO Registry, creating a single common data set for patients and families with inherited conditions that put them at risk for sudden death in Canada. Eligible patients are invited to participate in the registry and optional biobank from 20 specialized cardiogenetics clinics across Canada. RESULTS: Currently, there are 4700 participants enrolled in the National HiRO Registry, with an average of 593 participants enrolled annually over the past 5 years. The capacity to enable knowledge translation of research findings is built into HiRO's organizational infrastructure, with 3 additional working groups (HiRO Clinical Care Committee, HiRO Active Communities Committee, and HiRO Annual Symposium Committee), supporting the organization's current goals and priorities as set alongside patient partners. CONCLUSION: The National HiRO Registry aims to be an integrated research platform to which researchers can pose novel research questions leading to a better understanding, detection, and clinical care of those living with inherited heart rhythm and cardiomyopathy conditions and ultimately to prevent sudden cardiac death.
Davies et al. (2020) studied Inherited heart rhythm and cardiomyopathy conditions (n=4,700). National HiRO Registry was evaluated. The National HiRO Registry has enrolled 4,700 participants with inherited heart rhythm and cardiomyopathy conditions across 20 specialized Canadian clinics to facilitate research and clinical care.