The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare () is a
Swedish government
agency. The agency was the result of a merger between the
National Swedish Board of Health and the Swedish Royal Board of Social Affairs in 1968. , it is headed by director-general Björn Eriksson.
The Board is the central national authority for
social services
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and health services. The Board establishes norms by issuing provisions and general advice. It evaluates legislation and activities conducted by municipalities, county councils and local authorities. It also issues certificates of registration to 22 professional groups. Another responsibility are the official national statistics in the social services, medical care, and health and disease.
Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Register
The Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Register (SCAAR) is a national registry sponsored by the National Board of Health and Welfare that contains relevant medical data on consecutive patients from 29 hospitals in Sweden at which
coronary angiography Coronary () may, as shorthand in English, be used to mean:
* Coronary circulation, the system of arteries and veins in mammals
** Coronary artery disease
** Coronary occlusion
** A myocardial infarction, a heart attack
As adjective
* Referring to ...
and
percutaneous coronary intervention
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure used to treat stenosis, narrowing of the coronary artery, coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary artery disease. The procedure is used to place and ...
s (PCI) are performed.
The registry was established in 1989. It is independent of funding from industry. The data technology was developed by, and is administered by the Uppsala Clinical Research Center. Since 2001, SCAAR has been Internet-based, with recording of data online through a Web interface. Data are transferred in an encrypted format to a central server at the Uppsala Clinical Research Center. All consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography or PCI in Sweden are registered in this database which provides a unique opportunity for prospective observational studies within the field of interventional cardiology.
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Board of Health and Welfare
Medical and health organizations based in Sweden
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