Kearns, ThereseDiaz, AbbeyWhop, LisaMoore, Suzanne PCondon, JohnAndrews, Ross M.Katzenellenbogen, Judith MMatthews, VeronicaWang, WilliamJohnston, TrishaTaylor, CatherinePotts, BoydKathage, AlexSuleman, AbdullaStanley, LucyMitchell, LouiseGarvey, GailWilliamson, Daniel2023-04-132023-04-132044-6055http://hdl.handle.net/1885/289219Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a significant burden of disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a population that continues to experience a lower life expectancy than other Australians. The aim of the Better Cardiac Care Data Linkage project is to describe patient care pathways and to identify disparities in care and health outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Queensland residents diagnosed with CVD in the state of Queensland.The study is being financially supported by a competitive tender from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Branch, Queensland Health. LJW is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Centre Early Career Fellowship (1142035). AD was supported in part by a Menzies Early Career Accelerator Fellowship. GG is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Centre Investigator Grant (#1176651).application/pdfen-AU© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/202110.1136/bmjopen-2020-0433042022-01-23Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License