ACC/AHA 2008 Statement on Performance Measurement and Reperfusion Therapy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2100-2112

  Masoudi, Frederick A ^a   Bonow, Robert O ^a   Brindis, Ralph G ^a   Cannon, Christopher P ^a   DeBuhr, Jo ^a   Fitzgerald, Susan ^a   Heidenreich, Paul A ^a   Ho, Kalon K L ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Leber, Chris ^a   Magid, David J ^a   Nilasena, David S ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a   Smith Jr , Sidney C ^a   Wharton Jr , Thomas P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ACC AHA Performance Measures; myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention; performance measurement; reperfusion therapy; thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849130823     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.013     Document Type: Review

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