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Heart Attack Quality Measures

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
DMH= 93%
April 2006 through March 2007
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=80%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=84%
ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors and ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) are medicines used to treat heart attacks, heart failure, or a decreased function of the heart.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=99%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=93%
Reporting Hospital in the U.S.=93%
Aspirin can help keep blood clots from forming and dissolve blood clots that can cause heart attacks.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=99%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=91%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=90%
Taking aspirin may help prevent further heart attacks.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=94%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=87%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=88%
Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure, treat chest pain (angina) and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=98%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=88%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=90%
Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure, treat chest pain (angina) and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes of Arrival
July 2006 through March 2007
DMH=67%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=52%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S=58%
The procedures called Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) are among those that are the most effective for opening blocked blood vessels that cause heart attacks. Doctors may perform PCI, or give medicine to open the blockage, and in some cases, may do both. PCI involves a catheter inserted through the leg and guided through the blood vessels to the blockage.

Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=100%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=88%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=90%
Smoking is linked to heart attacks. Quitting may help prevent another heart attack.