Name of database | Country | Number of patients | Data coding | Free text available | Linkage to hospital data available | Estimated number of SVT casesa | Intended use of database: development/validation |
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Intercity Consortium [14] | The Netherlands | 1M | ICPC codes | Yes | No | 13,100 | Validation |
Pharmo General Practitioner Database [15] | The Netherlands | 2.5M | ICPC codes | Yes | Yes | 32,750 | Validation |
SAIL databank [16] | Wales | 3.5M | Read codes | No | Yes | 45,850 | Validation |
CPRD Gold and Aurum [17] | England | 50M | Read and Snowmed codes | No | Yes | 655,000 | Development |