Cardiovascular Diseases in the Silesian Region in Poland.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Trends in the Incidence, Treatment and Prognosis of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Silesian Region in Poland. SILesIan CARdiovascular Database (SILICARD)

Conditions
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Cardiovascular Diseases

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: each hospitalisation in the departments of: cardiology, cardiac surgery, diabetology and vascular surgery, hospitalisation with cardiological diagnosis in the departments of internal medicine and intensive care. Exclusion Criteria: hospitalisations of patients from beyond Silesia Province, patients at the age below18 years at the moment of admission to the hospital

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of participants with reported deaths from any cause |  | From date of inclusion until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trends in the number of hospitalization due to cardiovascular diseases |  | 1 year | 
| Trends in the number of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures |  | 1 year | 
| Number of participants with reported rehospitalization |  | From date of inclusion until the date of first event, assessed up to 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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cardiovascular diseases, prognosis