Events Data Collection Overview

PLEASE NOTE: Use of the adjudicated events data listed below requires collaboration with at least one member of a relevant Events Subcommittee (Cardiac and/or Cerebrovascular).  Members are listed in the online CHS directory.  Use of non-adjudicated events data does not require Events Committee coauthorship.

Main study endpoints adjudicated through June 2015 by the Events Committee:

• Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Angina Pectoris
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Claudication
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
•  Stroke
• Death (adjudication continues through the present)

Events Classification Criteria:

• Cardiac
• Enzyme
• Cerebrovascular

Hospitalization Data:

•  ICD-9 procedure and diagnostic codes for all hospitalizations
•  Health care cost data (permission required)

Adjudicated Incident Events:

Adjudication Date: June 30th, 2015

•  Incident MI: 1,082
•  Incident angina:  1,470
•  Incident CHF: 2,032
•  Incident Claudication: 369
•  Incident stroke: 1,159
•  Death: 5,340

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