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Performance Results—Heart Attack Care

A heart attack may also be called an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and is a life-threatening event that is caused when the arteries leading to the heart become blocked and the blood supply is slowed or stopped. This keeps much-needed oxygen from reaching the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs, immediately taking aspirin and other medical treatments can reduce damage to the heart and even save a life. The quality measures in this section show some of the medically accepted standards for the care of AMI, as well as whether patients leave the hospital with medications and instructions known to be helpful after a heart attack.

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Better than U.S. average

Near U.S. average

Below U.S. average

# - Too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic
blank - does not apply
italic number - no comparative data

Heart Attack Care Quality Measures*	Desired Indicator Score	CHRISTUS St. Patrick	U.S. average
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100	100**	90%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival	100	100	97%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge	100	100	97%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival	100	100	95%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge	100	100	96%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100	100	98%

The data used to compute the indicator percentage for the system overall and each individual facility was collected in the fouth quarter of the calendar year, from October 2007 to December 2007.

The data for this measure was provided by the TJC (The Joint Commission) from its September 2007 data.

*The indicator percentage includes only patients whose history and condition indicate the treatment is appropriate. Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your treatment.

** Indicates less than 20 cases in the reporting period

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