Person—clinical evidence status (heart failure), code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Clinical evidence of heart failure (status) |
METEOR identifier: | 285287 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 01/10/2008 |
Definition: | The status of evidence for a pre-existing clinical condition of heart failure, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—clinical evidence status (heart failure) |
Value Domain: | Clinical evidence status code N |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Objective evidence is coded where a patient has current symptoms of heart failure (typically breathlessness or fatigue), either at rest or during exercise and/or signs of pulmonary or peripheral congestion and objective evidence of cardiac dysfunction at rest. The diagnosis is derived from and substantiated by clinical documentation from testing according to current practices. |
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Collection methods: | For each Person—concurrent clinical condition (acute coronary syndrome), code NN, the data elements Person—clinical evidence status(chronic lung disease), code N; Person—clinical evidence status(heart failure), code N; Person—clinical evidence status(stroke), code N; Person—clinical evidence status(peripheral arterial disease), code N; Person—clinical evidence status(sleep apnoea syndrome), code N must also be recorded. |
Comments: | The most widely available investigation for documenting left ventricular dysfunction is the transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE).
In the absence of any adjunctive laboratory tests, evidence of supportive clinical signs of ventricular dysfunction. These include:
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Acute coronary syndrome data working group |
Steward: | The National Heart Foundation of Australia and The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—clinical evidence status (acute coronary syndrome related medical history), yes/no code N Health!, Standard 01/10/2008 Is re-engineered from Clinical evidence status, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (19.2 KB) No registration status |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 01/10/2008 DSS specific information: This data element seeks to ensure that patients with self-reported past symptoms pertinent to acute coronary syndrome, have objective evidence supporting reported diagnoses, using current medical practice. Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 07/12/2005 DSS specific information: This data element seeks to ensure that patients with self-reported past symptoms pertinent to acute coronary syndrome, have objective evidence supporting reported diagnoses, using current medical practice. |