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View article: Trends in incident acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous youth in Western Australia: a retrospective cohort study
Trends in incident acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous youth in Western Australia: a retrospective cohort study Open
Objective To determine age-specific and age-standardised incidence trends of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) or rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among Indigenous Western Australians aged less than 35 years of age. Design A population-based retros…
View article: Lower socio-economic status is associated with first-ever stroke incidence: An Australian state-wide record linkage study
Lower socio-economic status is associated with first-ever stroke incidence: An Australian state-wide record linkage study Open
Lower SES groups had a higher incidence of first-ever stroke. Public health and primary care strategies targeting stroke risk factors in these groups may reduce stroke incidence.
View article: Harnessing Routinely Collected Health Data for Global Monitoring of Stroke: Roadmap and Vision for INSPIRE-STROKE
Harnessing Routinely Collected Health Data for Global Monitoring of Stroke: Roadmap and Vision for INSPIRE-STROKE Open
Introduction: Sustainable and low-cost data systems for national and global surveillance of stroke are urgently needed to address the growing burden of stroke. Routinely collected health data (including registries and administrative data) …
View article: Identifying episodes of care in hospital admissions data for measures of disease burden: A tutorial and protocol for individual-level data analysis
Identifying episodes of care in hospital admissions data for measures of disease burden: A tutorial and protocol for individual-level data analysis Open
Appropriate data processing is vital to derive accurate results from hospital admissions data. We have presented open source, live syntax for this purpose.
View article: Preventing Stroke Research Priorities Project: An Initiative of Synergies to Prevent Stroke (STOPstroke)
Preventing Stroke Research Priorities Project: An Initiative of Synergies to Prevent Stroke (STOPstroke) Open
Background: Research priority setting projects provide a method to engage stakeholders in the prioritisation of research activities. We conducted a priority setting project to identify priorities for research into the primary and secondary…
View article: Comparative Algorithms for Identifying and Counting Hospitalisation Episodes of Care for Coronary Heart Disease Using Administrative Data
Comparative Algorithms for Identifying and Counting Hospitalisation Episodes of Care for Coronary Heart Disease Using Administrative Data Open
The date and datetime algorithms produced the most valid measures of CHD and MI episodes. Findings underscore the importance of identifying admission and discharge dates/times belonging to the same individual in enumerating these episodes.
View article: Temporal trends in concordance between ICD-coded and cardiac biomarker-classified hospitalisation rates for acute coronary syndromes: a linked hospital and biomarker data study
Temporal trends in concordance between ICD-coded and cardiac biomarker-classified hospitalisation rates for acute coronary syndromes: a linked hospital and biomarker data study Open
Background Since 2000, the definition of myocardial infarction (MI) has evolved with reliance on cardiac troponin (cTn) tests. The implications of this change on trends of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) subtypes obtained from routinely coll…
View article: Incidence and Predictors of Stroke in Australian Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (2000–2017)
Incidence and Predictors of Stroke in Australian Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (2000–2017) Open
Background Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of stroke but high‐quality population level data on stroke incidence in these patients are scant. Methods and Results A retrospective whole‐population Western Aust…
View article: Determining the Optimal Methodology for Identifying Incident Stroke Deaths Using Administrative Datasets Within Australia
Determining the Optimal Methodology for Identifying Incident Stroke Deaths Using Administrative Datasets Within Australia Open
Underlying CoD generates fatal incident stroke estimates more consistent with population-based studies than estimates based on stroke deaths identified from all-cause fields in death registers.
View article: Integrating Cardio-Oncology Across the Research Pipeline, Policy, and Practice in Australia—An Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Perspective
Integrating Cardio-Oncology Across the Research Pipeline, Policy, and Practice in Australia—An Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Perspective Open
Over 18 million people worldwide were diagnosed with cancer in 2020, including over 150,000 people in Australia. Although improved early detection and treatment have increased the survival rates, cardiotoxic treatment and inadequate manage…
View article: Excess Deaths Associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease, Australia, 2013–2017
Excess Deaths Associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease, Australia, 2013–2017 Open
During 2013-2017, the mortality rate ratio for rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous versus non-Indigenous persons in Australia was 15.9, reflecting health inequity. Using excess mortality methods, we found that deaths associated with r…
View article: Risk Factors Associated with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Ischemic Stroke: A Linked Registry Study
Risk Factors Associated with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events after Ischemic Stroke: A Linked Registry Study Open
Introduction: Survivors of stroke are at risk of experiencing subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). We aimed to determine the incidence of, and risk factors for, MACE after first-ever ischemic stroke, by age group (18–64 y…
View article: The Australian Genetic Heart Disease Registry: Insights into healthcare utilisation and outcomes for genetic heart disease
The Australian Genetic Heart Disease Registry: Insights into healthcare utilisation and outcomes for genetic heart disease Open
Background Genetic heart diseases, such as inherited cardiomyopathies and primary arrhythmia syndromes, cause significant morbidity and mortality, including sudden cardiac death at a young age. However, it is not well understood how these …
View article: Stroke incidence in Indigenous, minority populations: a review of methods for studying stroke in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Stroke incidence in Indigenous, minority populations: a review of methods for studying stroke in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians Open
Declining worldwide or national stroke incidence rates are not always mirrored in disadvantaged, minority populations. Logistical barriers exist for effective measurement of incidence in minority populations; such data are required to iden…
View article: Global Trends in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Global Trends in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Open
Recent attenuation of declines in atherosclerotic CVDs with increasing absolute burden has significant implications for health systems and resource availability, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on longer-term trends in CVD yet to …
View article: The Australian Genetic Heart Disease Registry: Protocol for a Data Linkage Study
The Australian Genetic Heart Disease Registry: Protocol for a Data Linkage Study Open
Background Genetic heart diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause significant morbidity and mortality, ranging from syncope, chest pain, and palpitations to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. These diseases are inherited…
View article: Long-term exposure to low-concentration PM2.5 and heart disease in older men in Perth, Australia: The Health in Men Study
Long-term exposure to low-concentration PM2.5 and heart disease in older men in Perth, Australia: The Health in Men Study Open
Background: Exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm (PM 2.5 ) is associated with increased risk of heart disease, but less is known about the relationship at low concentrations. This study a…
View article: Stroke clinical coding education program in Australia and New Zealand
Stroke clinical coding education program in Australia and New Zealand Open
Background: Accurate coded diagnostic data are important for epidemiological research of stroke. Objective: To develop, implement and evaluate an online education program for improving clinical coding of stroke. Method: The Australia and N…