| Heart Attack Care |
US Average |
TN Average |
FSS |
| ACE Inhibitor for LVSD |
90% |
88% |
100% |
Heart attack patients who receive either a prescription for a medicine called an “ACE inhibitor” or a medicine called an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) when they are discharged from the hospital. This measure reports what percent of heart attack patients who have problems with the heart pumping enough blood to the body were prescribed medicines to improve the heart's ability to pump blood.
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| Adult Smoking Cessation Advice |
98% |
99% |
100% |
Heart attack patients who are given advice about stopping smoking while they are in the hospital. This measure reports what percent of adult heart attack patients are provided advice and/or counseling to quit smoking. Smoking harms the heart, lungs and blood vessels and makes existing heart disease worse.
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| Aspirin at Arrival |
97% |
96% |
100% |
Heart attack patients receiving aspirin when arriving at the hospital. This measure reports what percent of heart attack patients receive aspirin within 24 hours before or after they arrive at the hospital. Aspirin is beneficial because it reduces the tendency of blood to clot in blood vessels of the heart and improves survival rates.
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| Aspirin at Discharge |
97% |
97% |
94% |
Heart attack patients who receive a prescription for aspirin when being discharged from the hospital. This measure reports how often aspirin was prescribed to heart attack patients when they are leaving a hospital. Aspirin is beneficial because it reduces the tendency of blood to clot in blood vessels of the heart and improves survival rates.
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| Beta Blocker at Arrival |
94% |
93% |
90% |
Heart attack patients who receive a medicine called a "beta blocker" when they arrive at the hospital. This measure reports what percent of heart attack patients - within 24 hours after arrival were prescribed a special type of medicine that reduces heart damage.
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| Beta Blocker at Discharge |
97% |
97% |
94% |
Heart attack patients who have a medicine called a "beta blocker" prescribed when they are discharged from the hospital. This measure reports what percent of heart attack patients were prescribed a special type of medicine when leaving the hospital, that has been shown to reduce further heart damage.
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| Thrombolytic w/in 30 Minutes of Arrival |
50% |
51% |
N/D |
Heart attack patients who receive a medicine that breaks up blood clots (thrombolytic therapy) within 30 minutes of hospital arrival. This measure reports how quickly heart attack patients were given a medication that breaks up blood clots (thrombolytic therapy). Breaking up blood clots increases blood flow to the heart. If blood flow is returned to the heart muscle quickly during a heart attack, the risk of death is decreased. The medicine that breaks up clots in the arteries and allows the return of normal blood flow is called thrombolytic therapy and is used in certain types of heart attacks. It is important that this medicine be given quickly after a heart attack is diagnosed.
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| PCI w/in 90 Minutes of Arrival |
69% |
63% |
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Heart attack patient with a clogged artery in the heart that is opened with a balloon therapy called PCI within 120 minutes of hospital arrival. This measure reports how quickly heart attack patients had a clogged artery in the heart opened with a balloon therapy called PCI to increase blood flow to the heart and reduce heart damage. Lack of blood supply to heart muscle can cause lasting heart damage. In certain types of heart attacks, a small balloon is threaded into a blood vessel in the heart to open up a clogged artery that keeps the blood from flowing to the heart muscle. It is important that this therapy be given quickly after a heart attack is diagnosed.
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