For ischaemic: non-haemorrhagic cerebral infarction, objective evidence is coded where the diagnosis is supported by cerebral imaging (CT or MRI),
or
For haemorrhagic: intracerebral haemorrhage, objective evidence is coded where the diagnosis is supported by cerebral imaging (CT or MRI).
Collection methods:
For each Person—concurrent clinical condition (acute coronary syndrome), code NN, the data elements Person—clinical evidence status (chronic lung disease), code N; Person—clinical evidence status (heart failure), code N; Person—clinical evidence status (stroke), code N; Person—clinical evidence status(peripheral arterial disease), code N; Person—clinical evidence status (sleep apnoea syndrome), code N must also be recorded.