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Heart Attack—Third Quarter 2007 Results
Aspirin at arrival: Aspirin has been shown to prevent clotting and to restore blood flow to the heart. To help prevent further heart problems, patients should take aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
Aspirin at discharge: Aspirin has been shown to prevent blockage of blood flow to the heart. To help prevent further heart problems, aspirin should be prescribed to eligible patients when they leave the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
Beta blockers at arrival: Beta blocker medications have been shown to help patients recover from their heart attack. To help prevent further heart problems, patients should take beta blockers within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
Beta Blockers at arrival: Beta blocker medications have been shown to help patients recover from their heart attack. To help prevent further heart problems, patients should take beta blockers within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
Beta Blockers at discharge: Beta blocker medications have been shown to help prevent future heart attacks. To help prevent further heart problems, beta blockers should be prescribed to eligible patients when they leave the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
ACE Inhibitor at discharge: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor medications have been shown to help prevent further heart problems. To help prevent further heart problems, ACE inhibitors should be prescribed to eligible patients when they leave the hospital. A high score is better than a low score.
Smoking cessation advice for heart attack patients: Giving advice about stopping smoking is important for heart attack patients who are smokers, or who have smoked within the past year. A high score is better than a low score. Improvement efforts are currently underway at Stevens to increase counseling for smoking cessation among eligible patients with heart attack.
Average time to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is a treatment for heart attack that unclogs the blocked artery that supplies blood to the heart. The length of time before a clogged artery is opened can have an impact on reducing lasting damage to the heart muscle. It is important that this therapy be given quickly after a heart attack is diagnosed. A high score is better than a low score. Stevens has a Team dedicated to improving this result.
