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CCU094: Identifying preventative opportunities for coronary heart disease and stroke in multi-ethnic patients with non-cardiovascular conditions including COVID-19
Safe People
Organisation name
University of Cambridge
Organisation sector
3
Applicant name(s)
Elias Allara
Funders/ Sponsors
Safe Projects
Project ID
CCU094
Lay summary
Coronary heart disease and stroke are the main cause of death and disability in the world. Some patients with coronary heart disease and stroke have other illnesses that do not primarily involve the heart and vessels, such as pancreatic disorders, kidney diseases and COVID-19 (‘non-cardiovascular diseases’). While researchers have already found links between some non-cardiovascular diseases (for example, diabetes) and coronary heart disease and stroke, we currently do not know much about the links with most other non-cardiovascular diseases. This uncertainty is especially pronounced in minority ethnic groups, which may lead to disparities in the ways people are treated (‘inequalities’). We aim to improve our understanding on the links between non-cardiovascular conditions, including COVID-19, and coronary heart disease / stroke. We plan to do this by studying large numbers of people from different ethnic groups, using mathematical methods that can help find links between the diseases.
Public benefit statement
We expect to discover new and reliable associations between non-cardiovascular and either coronary heart disease or stroke. This work has the potential 1) to help people who have non-cardiovascular diseases avoid heart problems in the future, easing the pressure on the NHS, and 2) to reduce health differences across minority ethnic groups, contributing to a more equitable society.
Other approval committees
Project start date
03/11/2024
Project end date
02/04/2028
Latest approval date
22/12/2024
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
GPES Data for Pandemic Planning and Research (COVID-19)
Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care
Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care
Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients
Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency
Covid-19 Second Generation Surveillance System
Covid-19 UK Non-hospital Antigen Testing Results
Civil Registration - Deaths
Medicines dispensed in Primary Care (NHSBSA data)
Trusted Research Environments for CVD-COVID-UK / COVID-IMPACT
Data sensitivity level
De-Personalised
Release/Access date
22/12/2024
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE