Cardiac care

July 28, 2022 — About 2.4 million Canadians have heart disease. It is the second leading cause of death in Canada.

The Cardiac Care Quality Indicators Report examines the results of 6 comparable pan-Canadian indicators on mortality and readmission outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft and aortic valve replacement. CIHI reported results of these indicators to

  • Improve transparency
  • Make data more accessible to health professionals to support quality improvement efforts
  • Help facilitate the sharing of best practices across cardiac care centres  

The indicators were identified and developed in partnership with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and are based on strong clinical expertise from across the country.

This final update to the CCQI report series reflects the most recent information available from the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021  data cycles. Read about success of CCQI reporting (see Key links). 

Our collaborators

We collaborate with the CCS to accelerate improvements in the quality of cardiac care with pan-Canadian comparable indicators. The CCS includes representatives from the Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons. 

Featured material

Latest data tables

Get the latest detailed results to supplement those included in the Cardiac Care Quality Indicators Report. 

Download data tables, 2022(XLSX)

Explore the report 

Explore the 2017 report to dig deeper into the indicators that the CCS considers essential for examining cardiac care across Canada.

Cardiac Care Quality Indicators Report, 2017(PDF)

 

Celebrating the success of CCQI reporting

Collaboration between CIHI and CCS on the CCQI project has contributed to monitoring and improvements in key areas related to cardiac care interventions across Canada.

Read the success story

Additional material

Previous data tables

Explore previous supplementary data tables for the Cardiac Care quality indicators. 

CCS commentaries

Read the commentaries on our data from the CCS, based on the 2019 data update.

Cardiac surgery outcomes (PDF)

PCI outcomes (PDF)
 

CCS’s quality reporting

The CCS supports and advocates for measuring and reporting national cardiovascular care quality.

Explore CCS’s quality reporting efforts

Related resources

 

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Cardiac care. Accessed March 19, 2024.

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