Cooperative Cardiovascular Project Quality Indicators
Cooperative Cardiovascular Project Quality Indicators
These are the indicators tracked by the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project of the Health Care Financing Administration for patients with confirmed acute myocardial infarctions.
During hospitalization:
1. Aspirin
2. Timing of aspirin
3. Reperfusion, either by administering thrombolytics or performing primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
4. Timing of thrombolytics
5. Timing of PTCA
On or prior to discharge:
6. Aspirin
7. Beta-blockers
8. Smoking cessation advice and counseling
For patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction:
9. ACE inhibitors
10. Avoidance of calcium channel blockers
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