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Person—cardiovascular disease condition targeted by drug therapy, code NN

Definition

The condition(s) for which drug therapy is being used for the prevention or long-term treatment of cardiovascular disease, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—cardiovascular disease condition targeted by drug therapy, code NN

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Drug therapy target cardiovascular condition code NN ".
Data Type String
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 03 Hypertension
01 Heart failure
02 Ischaemic heart disease
04 Atrial fibrillation (AF)
05 Other dysrhythmia or conductive disorder
06 Dyslipidaemia
07 Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
08 Renal vascular disease
09 Stroke
10 Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
97 Other
98 No CVD drugs prescribed
Supplementary Values 99 Not recorded

Comments

Guide for use:
More than one code can be recorded.

Comments:
References such as the Australian Medicines Handbook can be used to identify specific drugs that are appropriate for use in the management of the conditions identified in the value domain.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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