The Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project is a comprehensive analysis of a
number of important topics affecting the cardiovascular health and outcomes
of Canadians, e.g., the burden of cardiac disease (including Acute Myocardial Infarction and Congestive Heart Failure), treatment strategies and outcome patterns across Canada.

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Provincial and Health Region Data Table (Summary of the findings of the Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas)

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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team's (CCORT) Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project Jack V Tu, Susan E Brien, Courtney C Kennedy, Louise Pilote and William A Ghali ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(3):225-229 PDF File (134 KB)

Chapter 2: An overview of the methods and data used in the CCORT Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project Courtney C Kennedy, Susan E Brien and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(6):655-663 PDF File (1,263 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,352 KB)

Chapter 3: Burden of cardiovascular disease in Canada   Douglas G Manuel, Mark Leung, Kathy Nguyen, Peter Tanuseputro and Helen Johansen ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(9):997-1004 PDF File (1,470 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,037 KB)   Figure 13

Chapter 4: Regional variation in self-reported heart disease prevalence in Canada Chi-Ming Chow, Linda Donovan, Doug Manuel, Helen Johansen and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2005; 21(14): 1265-1271 PDF File (3,208 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,394 KB)   Table 1

Chapter 5: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada Peter Tanuseputro, Douglas G Manuel, Mark Leung , Kathy Nguyen and Helen Johansen ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(11):1249-1259 PDF File (2,272 KB) PowerPoint Slides (12,170 KB)   Figure 2  Figure 3

Chapter 6: Regional variations in cardiovascular mortality in Canada Woganee A Filate, Helen L Johansen, Courtney C Kennedy and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(11):1241-1248 PDF File (1,396 KB) PowerPoint Slides (6,130 KB)   Figure 1  Figure 2

Chapter 7: Hospitalization rates and length of stay for cardiovascular conditions in Canada , 1994 to 1999 Ruth E Hall and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(10):1123-1131 PDF File (2,041 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,525 KB) Appendix 4  Figure 6  Figure 7  Figure 8  Figure 9

Chapter 8: An overview of the types of physicians treating acute cardiac conditions in Canada Karen Tu, Yanyan Gong, Peter C Austin, Liisa Jaakimanian and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(3): 282-291. PDF File (6,554 KB) PowerPoint Slides (4,788 KB)   Figures 1-4 Figures 5-8

Chapter 9: Outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in Canada  Jack V Tu, Peter C Austin, Woganee A Filate, Helen L Johansen, Susan E Brien, Louise Pilote and David A Alter ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(8):893-901 PDF File (2,150 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,608 KB) Figure 1  Figure 2  Figure 3  Figure 4

Chapter 10: Cardiac procedures after an acute myocardial infarction across nine Canadian provinces   Louise Pilote, Patrick Merrett, Igor Karp, David Alter, Peter C Austin, Jafna Cox, Helen Johansen, William Ghali and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(5): 491-500. PDF File (3,464 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,646 KB) Figure 2  Figure 3  Figure 4  Figure 5

Chapter 11: Acute treatment of myocardial infarction in Canada 1999-2002    Cynthia A Jackevicius, David Alter, Jafna Cox, Paul Daly, Shaun Goodman, Woganee Filate, Alice Newman and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2005;21(2):145-152 PDF File (198 KB) PowerPoint Slides (22,531 KB)

Chapter 12: Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction in four Canadian provinces, 1997–2000    Louise Pilote, Christine A Beck, Igor Karp, David Alter, Peter Austin, Jafna Cox, Karin Humphries, Cynthia Jackevicius, Hugues Richard and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(1): 61-67. PDF File (174 KB) PowerPoint Slides (3,337 KB)   Supplemental material

Chapter 13: Community factors, hospital characteristics and inter-regional outcome variations following acute myocardial infarction in Canada     David A Alter, Peter C Austin and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2005; 21(3):247-255 PDF File (188 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,374 KB)

Chapter 14: Regional outcomes of heart failure in Canada      Douglas S Lee, Helen Johansen, Yanyan Gong, Ruth E Hall, Jack V Tu and Jafna L Cox ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(6): 599-607. PDF File (3,528 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,881 KB) Figure 1  Figure 3  Figure 4  Figure 5

Chapter 15: Pharmacological treatment of congestive heart failure in Canada : A description of care in five provinces      Jafna L Cox, Sarah A Ramer, Douglas S Lee, Karin Humphries, Louise Pilote, Larry Svenson and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2005; 21(4):337-343 PDF File (341 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,064 KB)

Chapter 16: Population rates of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation/flutter in Canada     Karin H Humphries, Cynthia Jackevicius, Yanyan Gong, Larry Svensen, Jafna Cox, Jack V Tu and Andreas Laupacis ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004;20(9):869-876 PDF File (1,874 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,429 KB)   Figure 1 Figure 2

Chapter 17: Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and revascularization rates for coronary heart disease      Peter D Faris, F Curry Grant, P Diane Galbraith, Yanyan Gong and William A Ghali ORIGINAL ITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(4): 391-397. PDF File (1,759 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,909 KB)   Figure 1 Figure 2

Chapter 18: Revascularization use and survival outcomes after cardiac catheterization in British Columbia and Alberta       Christopher R Thompson, Karin H Humphries, Min Gao, P Diane Galbraith, Colleen Norris, Ronald G Carere, Merril L Knudtson and William A Ghali ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(14):1417-1423 PDF File (262 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,729 KB) 1000

Chapter 19: Outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01       William A Ghali, Hude Quan, Fiona M Shrive and Gregory M Hirsch ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(7):774-781 PDF File (436 KB) PowerPoint Slides (2,045 KB)

Chapter 20: In-hospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01       Shelina M Jamal, Fiona M Shrive, William A Ghali, Merrill L Knudtson and Mark J Eisenberg ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(7):782-789 PDF File (1,053 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,633 KB)

Chapter 21: Use of valve surgery in Canada       Ansar Hassan, Alice M Newman, Yanyan Gong, Courtney Kennedy, Karin H Humphries, William A Ghali and Gregory M Hirsch ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(2): 149-154. PDF File (1,263 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,048 KB)   Figure 1 Figure 2

Chapter 22: Outcomes after aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery in Canada: 1994/95 to 1999/2000   Ansar Hassan, Hude Quan, Alice Newman, William A Ghali and Gregory M Hirsch ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(2): 155-163. PDF File (154 KB) PowerPoint Slides (892 KB)

Chapter 23: Trends in cardiovascular drug utilization and drug expenditures in Canada between 1996 and 2001    Cynthia A Jackevicius, Karen Tu, Woganee A Filate, Susan E Brien and Jack V Tu ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003; 19(12): 1359-1366. PDF File (360 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,865 KB)

Chapter 24: Cardiac arrest care and emergency medical services in Canada Christian Vaillancourt and Ian G Stiell ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2004; 20(11): 1081-1090. PDF File (370 KB) PowerPoint Slides (1,994 KB)

Chapter 25: CCORT/CCS quality indicators for acute myocardial infarction care Chau Tran, Douglas S Lee, Virginia F Flintoft, Lyall Higginson, F Curry Grant, Jack V Tu, and the CCORT/CCS Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality Indicator Panel ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003;19(1):38-45 PDF File (226 KB)

Chapter 26: CCORT/CCS quality indicators for congestive heart failure care  infarction care Douglas S Lee, Chau Tran , Virginia Flintoft, F Curry Grant, Peter P Liu, Jack V Tu, and  CCORT/CCS Heart Failure Quality Indicator Panel ORIGINAL CITATION: Can J Cardiol 2003;19(4):357-364 PDF File (156 KB)