Abstract
Studies that accurately identify myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke within populations would provide valuable epidemiological information as well as data on vascular disease prevention. We performed a pilot study to assess the feasibility of adding MI surveillance to an ongoing population-based stroke surveillance study, the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project. We also tested two screening methods for MI ascertainment: discharge International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes and cardiac biomarker screening. This pilot study suggests that the addition of MI surveillance to community-based stroke surveillance studies is feasible. Screening for abnormal cardiac biomarkers to identify potential MI cases may be more accurate and efficient than using ICD-9 codes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 96-100 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neuroepidemiology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Biological markers
- Creatine kinase
- International Classification of Diseases
- Myocardial infarction
- Troponin I
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Neurology