HES and NICOR data linkage for cardiac failure population analysis

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  HES and NICOR data linkage for cardiac failure population analysis

• IRAS ID

  232756

• Contact name

  Anastasia Chalkidou

• Contact email

  anastasia.chalkidou@kcl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  King’s College London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  Population-based, patient-level analysis of heart failure in England over a 5-year period using a data set created by linking HES and NICOR databases. Analyses will look into the re-occurrence of hospitalisation after the initial diagnosis of heart failure, the influence of population factors on risk of re-hospitalisation and the resultant cost implications.

• REC name

  London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  18/LO/0614

• Date of REC Opinion

  19 Apr 2018

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion