| Featured Research Survival Advantage for Bypass Surgery Compared With Coronary Angioplasty In coronary heart disease (CHD), plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. Over time, the plaque can limit or block the flow of blood to the heart muscle, resulting in chest pain, heart attack, heart failure, or erratic heartbeats. In a new comparative effectiveness study of data from more than 189,000 adults, researchers found that older adults with stable CHD who underwent bypass surgery (shown) to improve blood flow to the heart muscle had better long-term survival rates than those who underwent coronary angioplasty (with or without stents). Learn about the research and what it means for you. Challenges in Cardiovascular Epidemiology Digital Forum Should the NHLBI fund data collection and data analysis separately?
Would it be more cost efficient and would it maximize productivity to fund data collection separately from data analysis in projects initiated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)?
Consider the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) model: the survey content is determined mostly by Government agencies, the data collection is performed by Government contractors who are highly experienced in data collection, limited analyses are conducted by the funding agencies, the public-use data files are rapidly available for distribution from easily accessible public Web sites, and most analyses are conducted by researchers outside of the Government. What would be gained if we adopt a system that separates data collectors and data analyzers, funding the strongest bidders to each? What would we lose? See what others are saying in the digital forum and share your thoughts. Join the conversation. News and Events - SLEEP 2012, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June9–13, Boston, MA.
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