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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 24 Mar 2026 | Updated: 16 days ago

ECHO

Dataset

Summary

Description:
Tayside echocardiographic dataset. The dataset collects all the values obtained during the scan
Access Tier:
Controlled
Health Category:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Number of Unique Individuals:
47091

Documentation

Documentation:
The dataset collects all the values obtained during the scan and the operator's assessment of the cardiac chambers and valves, together with a free text field to describe the operator's overall opinion of the images.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland

Temporal

Start Date:
29 October 2014
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Date of Latest Release:
12 May 2022
Date of First Release:
08 October 2024
Temporal Aggregation:
Unknown

Provenance

Origin

Purpose:
Disease registry
Collection Situation:
Other
Image Contrast:
Not stated
Method of Collection:
Other

Access and Governance

Usage

Data Use Requirements:
  • Geographical restriction
  • Ethics approval required

Access

Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Data Controller:
Local NHS boards
Data Processor:
University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre
Delivery Lead Time:
2-4 weeks
Legal Basis:
General research use
Health Data Access Body:
NHS Tayside

Format and Standards

Language:
English
Format:
Database
Coding System:
LOCAL

Data Distribution

Data Status:
Not available
Distribution:
HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data. Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis. Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven, Quotation available on request

Observations

Name
Population Type
Value
Description
Variable Measured
Unit Code
Observation Date
Number of Records
Minimum Typical Age
Maximum Typical Age
Events
67299
67,299 events in the dataset
Count
12 May 2022
67299
0
150
Persons
47091
47,091 Persons in the dataset
COUNT
12 May 2022
47091
0
150