Research Domain - Cardiovascular

Release Date:

September 9, 2009

Scope of Domain:
Scope Elements Final Protocols To Toolkit (14)
Family History of Heart Attack Family history of heart attack
Lipid Profile Personal History of disease and medication usage
Lipid profile by measurement
Blood Pressure (Adult/Primary) Personal History of disease and medication Usage
Seated blood pressure
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Personal history of high blood pressure with and without toxemia
Heart Valve Function Personal History of disease
Echocardiogram (2D and Doppler)
Angina Personal History of disease
Symptoms
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Personal history of disease
Physician Questions
Mortality Review Form
Myocardial Infarction Personal History of disease and Procedure/Treatment
Hospital Chart Abstraction (ECG/Enzymes)
Cardiac Review Form
Peripheral Arterial Disease Personal History of disease and Procedure/Treatment
Ankle-brachial index (ABI)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Personal History of disease and procedure/treatment
Abdominal ultrasound
Arrhythmia (Atrial & Ventricular) Personal History of disease, procedure/treatment and medication usage
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Deep Venous Thrombosis Personal History of disease, procedure/treatment, and medication usage
Pulmonary Embolism Personal History of disease
Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease Personal History of disease and medication usage
Working Group Roster:

WG Members:

Tom Pearson, MD, PhD, Chair
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
Rochester, NY
Sonia Anand, MD, PhD
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Michael Criqui, MD
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine
San Diego, CA
Paul Sorlie, PhD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Division of Prevention and Population Sciences
Bethesda, MD
Herman Taylor, MD
University of Mississippi
Jackson Heart Study
Jackson, MS

SC Liaison, WG Manager and WG Supervisor:

William R. Harlan, MD, SC Liaison
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Nöelle Richa Siegfried, MFA, WG Manager
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Tabitha P. Hendershot, BA, WG Supervisor
RTI International
Washington, DC
Cardiovascular Supplemental Information includes:

There is no supplemental information for this domain.

Additional Information for Cardiovascular Measures:
  • Form 126 for Pulmonary Embolism Measure:
    US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Form 126 - Report of Venous Thromboembolic Disease (HRT).
    Source: http://www.whiscience.org/data/forms/F126v4_1.pdf (accessed 9/9/2009)
  • Diagnostic criteria for Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis Measures:
    US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Volume 8, Section 8 - Other Outcomes. Sub-section 8.1.2
    Source: http://www.whiscience.org/about/manual/manual_8_8.pdf (accessed 9/9/2009)
  • Diagnostic criteria for Sudden Cardiac Arrest measure:
    MESA Clinical Events Manual of Procedures, Section 4.2: Criteria for Deaths
    Source: http://www.mesa-nhlbi.org/PublicDocs/MesaMOO/Appendix11_MESA_ClinicalEvents_MOP.pdf (accessed 9/9/2009)
  • Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) form for Peripheral Arterial Disease Measure:
    US Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Form, Exam 5.