Ischaemic heart disease : Case definitions in each country

Case definitions of AMI/ACS registers in 12 countries or regions (source: EUROCISS, 2003, Madsen et al., 2007)

Country	ICD version	Mortality ICD codes	HDR ICD codes	Linkage mortality / HDR	Validation


Belgium Charleroi, Ghent, Bruges	IX, X	410-414, 428, 798, 799	410-414, 428, PTCA, CAGB	name, date of birth	ECG, enzymes, symptoms, MONICA
Northern Denmark	VIII, X	410	410	PIN	No validation
Finland	X	410, 411, 428, 798, 799	410, 411, PTCA, CABG	PIN	MONICA, troponine
France	IX, X	410-414, 428, 798, 799, others	410-414, 428	name, date of birth	MONICA
Germany	X	410-414, 798, 799	410, 411, PTCA, CABG	name, date of birth	MONICA, troponine
Italy	IX	410-414, 798, 799, other	410-414	name, date of birth	MONICA
Norway	X	410	410, PTCA, CABG	PIN	no validation
Spain	IX	410-414, 428, 798, 799, other	410-414	name, date of birth	MONICA
Northern Sweden MONICA	X	410, 411	410	PIN	MONICA
Denmark	VIII, X	410-414	410	PIN	Recommended national diagnostic criteria and MONICA
Finland	X	410-414, 798	410, 411, 413	PIN	Clinical diagnosis, troponine
Sweden	IX,X	410	410	PIN	Recommended national diagnostic criteria

Remarks

When ICD codes are given, they are all presented according to the ICD-9 revision, to facilitate comparison.

PTCA = Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

CABG = coronary artery bypass graft.

ECG = electrocardiogram.

PIN = Personal identification number.

HDR = hospital discharge registers.

Giampaoli S. Case definitions in each country. In: EUPHIX, EUphact. Bilthoven: RIVM, <http://www.euphix.org> EUphact\ Health Status\ Diseases, disorders, injuries\ Cardiovascular diseases\ Ischaemic heart disease, 28 April 2008.

Literature and data sources

EUROCISS working group Coronary and Cerebrovascular Population-based Registers in Europe: are morbidity indicators comparable? Results from the EUROCISS Project on behalf of the EUROCISS Working Group. European Journal of Public Health, 2003; 13 (Suppl 3): 55-60.

Madsen M, Gudnason V, Pajak A, Palmieri L, Rocha EC, Salomaa V, et al. Population-based register of acute myocardial infarction: manual of operations. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2007; 14: S3-S22.