Cardiovascular eHospital Research Database (eCamCVD) v1
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
277765
Contact name
Angela Wood
Contact email
Research summary
Cardiovascular eHospital Research Database (eCamCVD)
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/EE/0034
Date of REC Opinion
13 Feb 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The eCamCVD database will comprise of person-level data from the CUH electronic health record (EHR) for patients receiving medical care related to cardiovascular disease. The EHR includes, but is not limited to, data from the electronic hospital notes system (Epic), the imaging system (PACS), and other relevant hospital informant systems. The database will include person-level structured data on demographics, length of hospital stay, in-hospital deaths, diagnoses, procedures, imaging, pathology reports, laboratory results, physical measurements and vital signs, clinical referrals and patient medications prior to admission, during admission and on discharge from hospital, as well as on outpatient, emergency department and critical care episodes. The database will be regularly updated, at least every 6 months once established.
Research programme
The primary purpose of the eCamCVD database is to support research to answer important cardiovascular related medical, methodological and biological questions.
Research database title
Cardiovascular eHospital Research Database (eCamCVD)
Establishment organisation
Cambridge University Hospitals
Establishment organisation address
NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge
CB2 0QQ