The Silesian Cardiovascular Database is an observational study of all patients hospitalized due to cardiovascular diseases. The date include information on the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities and prognosis in this population. The data include information on all the applicable diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, prognosis and hospitalization costs. Likewise, data have been collected specialist care outpatient visits and primary health care patients were hospitalized.
The Silesian Cardiovascular Database is an prospective observational study patients who were hospitalized in the Silesian region in Poland due to cardiovascular diseases from 1st January 2006. The aim of the study is to collect and analyze all epidemiological data, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, in-hospital and long-term prognosis, hospitalization costs of these patients. Likewise, data have been collected specialist care outpatient visits and primary health care patients were hospitalized. For the analysis were included patients hospitalized in the cardiology, cardiac surgery , diabetes, vascular surgery wards and who were hospitalized for cardiac diagnosis in the wards of internal medicine and intensive care. The Silesian Cardiovascular Database was created based on the agreement between Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze and the Regional Department of National Health Fund in Katowice in order to conduct analyses and prepare scientific elaborations on the group of patients with circulatory system diseases. Data elaboration and preparation for analyses was conducted by the Science Department of Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases and the Department of Biostatistics of Medical University of Silesia.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
10,000,000
Silesian Center for Heart Diseases
Zabrze, Poland
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with reported deaths from any cause
Time frame: From date of inclusion until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 1 year
Trends in the number of hospitalization due to cardiovascular diseases
Time frame: 1 year
Trends in the number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants with reported rehospitalization
Time frame: From date of inclusion until the date of first event, assessed up to 1 year
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