Table 3 Adjudicated hospitalization events in the PACE study
Event | Adjudicated based on following clinical criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) | Â | ||
Myocardial infarction | Clinical symptoms | Jaw pain or chest Pain | |
ECG markers | Major Q wave | ||
ST elevation with or without Q wave | |||
Cardiac biomarkers | Troponin I | ||
CK-MB or CK total | |||
Congestive heart failure/Volume overload | Clinical symptoms | Dyspnea on exertion or rest | |
Pulmonary edema or pulmonary congestion | |||
Radiographic evidence | Inspiratory crackles | ||
S3 gallop | |||
Physical exam | Jugular venous distension | ||
Peripheral edema | |||
Procedures | Atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) | |
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | |||
Carotid endarterectomy | |||
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair | |||
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) | Peripheral angioplasty | ||
Peripheral bypass | |||
Limb amputation | |||
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) clinical and supportive CT and MRI evidence | Large artery stenosis | >50% stenosis of major artery | |
Cerebral cortical impairment | |||
Brainstem/cerebellar dysfunction | |||
Cardioembolism | Â | ||
Small-artery occlusion (lacunar) | Clinical lacunar syndromes | ||
No evidence of cortical dysfunction | |||
Other etiology | Nonatherosclerotic vasculopathies | ||
Hypercoagulable states or hematologic disorders | |||
Undetermined etiology | |||
Systemic infections | Sepsis | Central Nervous system | Access -related |
Respiratory/GI tract | Fungal | Skin | |
Peritonitis | Septic Arthritis | Osteomyelitis | |
Fractures | All | Traumatic | |
Hip/ Vertebral compression | Traumatic | ||