| Quality Measures |
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Heart Attack |
Heart Attack Care at CMMC
Heart attack, also called acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), is a life-threatening event caused by insufficient oxygen reaching the heart. When a heart attack occurs, quick use of aspirin and other treatments can reduce damage to he heart and reduce the chance of death. The indicators in this section examine the initial care of heart attack patients and whether patients leave the hospital with medications known to be helpful after a heart attack.
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| Aspirin at arrival |
High |
99% |
98% |
100% |
98% |
| Aspirin at discharge |
High |
99% |
99% |
100% |
97% |
| ACE Inhibitor or ARB medicine for LVSD |
High |
100% |
81% |
100% |
89% |
| Stop Smoking education |
High |
100% |
98% |
100% |
91% |
| Beta Blocker medicine at discharge |
High |
99% |
98% |
100% |
97% |
| Beta blocker medicine at arrival |
High |
96% |
96% |
100% |
96% |
| Primary PCI within 90 minutes of arrival |
High |
77% |
86% |
88% |
81% |
Aspirin can help keep blood clots from forming and dissolve blood clots that can cause a heart attack. Chewing or swallowing an aspirin as soon as symptoms start may help improve blood flow to heart muscle.
Continued treatment with aspirin after discharge from the hospital may help in preventing another heart attack from occurring.
ACE (angiotension converting enzyme) and ARB ( angiotension receptor blocker) are type of medicines used to treat a decreased function of the heart .
Smoking is linked to heart disease. Quitting smoking is very important in treating heart conditions.
Beta blockers are drugs that have been shown to decrease the workload on the heart. Continued treatment after discharge may help in preventing another heart attack.
Beta blockers are drugs that have been shown to decrease the workload on the heart. Receiving this medication on the first day may help patients experiencing a heart attack.
PCI (Percutaneous coronary intervention) is a procedure to restore blood flow to the heart. Angioplasty or stenting is done to open a blockage. The shorter the time the heart muscle is without enough oxygen the better.
| 6 month= April-Sept 2007, 12 month=July 06-June 07 |
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