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Term: Cardiovascular Disease

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

A cardiovascular condition is defined on the basis of ICD-9-CM diagnoses codes or prescription drug use for the condition. For any cardiovascular condition:

  • The diagnosis-based definition is at least one hospitalization or physician visit over one year for cardio or cerebrovascular diagnoses (ICD-9-CM = 390-429, 430-448, 458; see Table G.2 for descriptions).
  • The prescription-based definition is at least one prescription over one year for a cardiovascular drug, excluding propranolol (Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical [ATC] classification system for drugs = B01A, C01A, C01B, C01CA17, C01D, C02AA, C02AB, C02C, C02D, C02L, C03, C04AD, C05BA, C07AA01, C07AA02, C07AA03, C07AA04, C07AA06, C07AA07, C07AA12, C07AB, C07AG, C07B, C07C, C08, C09, C10).
For cardiovascular condition, excluding cerebrovascular (e.g. stroke) or vascular conditions:

  • The diagnosis-based definition is the above diagnosis-based definition, but excluding cerebrovascular/vascular diagnoses: (ICD-9-CM = 430-448).
  • The prescription-based definition is the above prescription-based definition, but excluding anti-coagulants (ATC=B01A) if no cardiac diagnoses (ICD-9-CM = 390-429, 458), and anti-platelet drugs (ATC C04AD, C05BA).

References 

  • Brownell M, Martens PJ, Kozyrskyj A, Fergusson P, Lerfald J, Mayer T, Derksen S, Friesen D. Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)


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