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Coronary heart disease: key data sources

Incidence

The incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) can be estimated from the ISD linked database, by counting:

  • 'new' SMR01 hospital admissions for CHD (ie records for people with no previous admission for CHD since the database started); plus
  • deaths from CHD for people with no SMR01 record for CHD.

However, it is essential to understand the major limitations of this approach - these are detailed on the ISD linked database page accessed by the above link. 

Mortality

Information on deaths from CHD is collated from death registrations by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).