Establishing the Incidence of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy in Scotland

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Each centre put in place two methods of identification of past Tako-tsubo caes: Each local PI received a NSS list containing CHI numbers of all patients coded under Code I42.8, which is for "Other Cardiomyopathies" in the ICD 10 system. Each local PI also enabled a search method in their cardiac cat...

Each centre put in place two methods of identification of past Tako-tsubo caes: Each local PI received a NSS list containing CHI numbers of all patients coded under Code I42.8, which is for "Other Cardiomyopathies" in the ICD 10 system. Each local PI also enabled a search method in their cardiac catheterisation reporting software in order to identify remaining cases. The Research Fellow travels to the designated sites to carry out the following work: Cross-check all electronic records of all CHI numbers returned from the NSS to identify only the Tako-tsubo cases from all cases returned under Code I42.8 to each individual local PI. Carry out searches in the cardiac catheterisation software of each hospital to identify the remaining cases. Identify an equal number of MI controls from within the Grampian area. We will collect clinical data off all Tako-tsubo patients retrospectively and prospectively. The STARR study will benefit from the unique electronic linkage of health records in Scotland. The STARR study database will be used as a stepping stone to large epidemiology and mechanistic studies.

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