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National trends in cardiovascular care in Canada
CCORT researchers are conducting a series of projects to measure and improve access to quality cardiac care in Canada, including the production of a series of articles on national trends in cardiovascular care, being published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and other medical journals.
The third manuscript in our series is about trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada and was published July 20th in an on-line issue of the CMAJ. A copy of the manuscript, accompanying commentary and a power point presentation with additonal details about the paper can be found by clicking on the links below.
Lee DS, Chiu M, Manuel DG, Tu K, Wang X, Austin PC, Mattern MY, Mitiku TF, Svenson, LW, Putnam W, Flanagan WM, Tu JV, for the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ 2009.
Full Text (PDF) Commentary (PDF) Power Point Slides
The second manuscript in our series is about cardiovascular drug expenditures in Canada and has been published in the July 7th issue of the CMAJ. A copy of the manuscript, accompanying commentary and a power point presentation with additional details about the paper can be found by clicking on the links below.
Jackevicius CA, Cox JL, Carreon D, Tu JV, Rinfret S, So D, Johansen H, Kalavrouziotis D, Demers V, Humphries K, Pilote L, for the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Long-term trends in use of and expenditures for cardiovascular medications in Canada. CMAJ 2009; 181(1-2):E19-E28.
Full Text (PDF) Commentary (PDF) Power Point Slides
The first manuscript in our series was published in the June 23, 2009 issue of the CMAJ. A copy of the manuscript, accompanying commentary and a power point presentation with additional details about the paper can be found by clicking on the links below.
Tu JV, Nardi L, Fang J, Liu J, Khalid L, Johansen H, for the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. National trends in rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994-2004. CMAJ 2009; 180(13):E118-E125.
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