Validation of diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in electronic medical records: a primary care cross-sectional study in Madrid, Spain (the e-MADVEVA Study)

Conclusion The validation results show that diagnoses of AMI and stroke in primary care EMRs constitute a helpful tool in epidemiological studies. The prevalence of AMI and stroke was lower than 2% in the population aged over 18 years.

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Source: BMJ Open - June 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: de Burgos-Lunar, C., del Cura-Gonzalez, I., Cardenas-Valladolid, J., Gomez-Campelo, P., Abanades-Herranz, J. C., Lopez-de-Andres, A., Sotos-Prieto, M., Iriarte-Campo, V., Fuentes-Rodriguez, C. Y., Gomez-Coronado, R., Salinero-Fort, M. A. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research