Manitoba Centre for Health Policy data acquisition
| Database | Data fields/variables | Rationale |
| Hospital Separations Abstracts | Hospitalisation for cardiac diseases and cardiac procedures performed | Capture adverse cardiac events to test diagnostic accuracy of the Rasmussen Disease Score versus the Framingham Disease Risk Calculator. |
| Medical claims (Physician billings) | Diagnoses with cardiac diseases and procedures performed | Track adverse cardiovascular events |
| Other: vital statistics | Cause of death | Track mortality rates |
| Drug program information network | Cardiac and other medications used | Track the purchases of cardiovascular medications |