Canadian Population Health Laboratory

  • Study cohort: Canadians with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), heart failure (HF), non-acute ischemic heart disease (IHD), ventricular arrhythmia (VA), syncope, congenital heart disease (CHD) or infective endocarditis (IE) residing in all provinces except Quebec.
  • Data analyzed includes entries in the Discharge abstract database (DAD) from the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).
  • These data are being used to understand cardiovascular disease in large populations, and to understand regional variations and long-term trends.
  • CVC faculty involvement: Padma Kaul