Achievement of guideline-concordant care and in-hospital outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease in teaching and nonteaching hospitals results from the get with the guidelines-coronary artery disease program

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-65

  Tam, Lori M ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b   Bhatt, Deepak L ^c   Grau Sepulveda, Maria V ^d   Hernandez, Adrian F ^d   Peterson, Eric D ^d   Schwamm, Lee H ^e   Giugliano, Robert P ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Adherence; Performance measures; Quality improvement; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873644213     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.965525     Document Type: Article

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