The foundation of NCVD PCI Registry: the Malaysia's first multi-centre interventional cardiology project

Med J Malaysia. 2008 Sep:63 Suppl C:41-4.

Abstract

The National Cardiovascular Database for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (NCVD PCI) Registry is the first multicentre interventional cardiology project, involving the main cardiac centres in the country. The ultimate goal of NCVD PCI is to provide a contemporary appraisal of PCI in Malaysia. This article introduces the foundation, the aims, methodology, database collection and preliminary results of the first six-month database.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / statistics & numerical data*
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaysia / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Program Development / methods*
  • Registries / statistics & numerical data*