Heart Attack

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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 the heart and reduce the chance of death. The indicators in this section examine the care of heart attack patients and whether patients leave the hospital with medications known to be helpful after a heart attack.

Key

Lower than national benchmark

# = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic

Same as national benchmark
Above national benchmark

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Heart Attack - Acute Myocardial Infarction               
July 2007 thru June 2008 Our Score National
Benchmark
State Average
Aspirin at arrival 99 93 93.0
Aspirin prescribed at discharge 99.5 91 91.0
ACEI/ARB (medication) for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 96.7 87 86.0
Beta blocker at arrival 99 89 88.0
Beta blocker prescribed at discharge 100 91 90.0

Smoking cessation advice/counseling

100 92 59.0
Fibrinolytic received within 30 minutes of Hospital Arrival not avail. 39 27
Appropriate care score 99 not avail. not avail.
Composite quality score 96 not avail. not avail.

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) received within 90 minutes of hospital arrival

84 92 93
Minutes National Benchmark State Average
Median PCI time (in minutes) - primary PCI's 61 not avail. not avail.

What does this mean to me? We have a system in place to recognize and incorporate the highest level standards of practice into your care.

Last Updated: November 2008  

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