Cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the effects of a quality improvement program on management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: The European Quality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndromes (EQUIP-ACS)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Flather, Marcus D ^a,b   Babalis, Daphne ^a,b   Booth, Jean ^a   Bardaji, Alfredo ^c   MacHecourt, Jacques ^d   Opolski, Grzegorz ^e   Ottani, Filippo ^f   Bueno, Héctor ^g   Banya, Winston ^a,b   Brady, Anthony R ^h   Bojestig, Mats ⁱ   Lindahl, Bertil ^j  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^f MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^h Sealed Envelope Ltd   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Jonkoping County Council   (Sweden)

^j UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80053632722     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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