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SAS Name
CODE
Code used to document the service. The ACC/AHA risk calculation used clinical information submitted by the practice to ascertain CVD risk. The risk factors are documented for each patient. There is one record in the file for each patient and each risk factor that was assessed on a given date (i.e., the ACTIVITY_DATE).
Source: Million Hearts Data Registry
Within the Clinical_Final file the values are:
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| AFB.NO | Whether or not the patient has atrial fibrillation |
| AFB.YES | Whether or not the patient has atrial fibrillation |
| ASP.NO | Whether or not the patient is taking aspirin |
| ASP.YES | Whether or not the patient is taking aspirin |
| DBT.NO | Whether or not the patient has diabetes |
| DBT.YES | Whether or not the patient has diabetes |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SCM | Stress cardiomyopathy |
| SMK.NO | Smoking — whether or not the patient is a smoker |
| SMK.YES | Smoking — whether or not the patient is a smoker |
| STT.NO | Statin — whether the patient is on a Statin |
| STT.YES | Statin — whether the patient is on a Statin |
| TCH | Total cholesterol |
| THY.NO | Thyroid |
| THY.YES | Thyroid |
The values are the cleaned and standardized values that populate the final clinical file. In the raw clinical file, values are a mixture of non-standardized values which may include diagnosis codes, values from test results, free-form text, and other unknown values.