Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease

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APPROACH's mission is to collect and process information to improve cardiac care for all Albertans.
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EXPANDING SURVEILLANCE:

Over the past year Heart Alert personnel have continued to work with the southern Alberta health regions. This culminated in the launch of APPROACH- ACS in the Chinook Health Region in October 2007.

Find out what Heart Alert is doing...


SNOWDAYS IN ALBERTA:

Snowfall can cause chaos in urban centres and has the potential to place considerable stress on health care systems. APPROACH compares incidence of myocardial infarction on snow days versus non-snow days..

See paper abstract....


CARDIAC CATH RATES:

APPROACH research concludes that Canada is probably still below the optimal rate of catheterizations per population.

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RECENT FINDINGS
Alberta smokers do not experience bias in access to revascularization procedures.
See paper abstract
POPULAR REPORTS
Alberta Procedure Rates 2003-2005
Alberta Procedure Rates 1995-2002