Quality Measure: Heart Attacks    A heart attack (also called an AMI or acute myocardial infarction) happens when the arteries leading to the heart become blocked and the blood supply is slowed or stopped. These quality measures show some of the standards of care provided, if appropriate, to someone who has a heart attack. Click here for more information about heart attack care. (Source: hospitalcompare.hhs.gov)

Information current through September 8, 2008 Acute Myocardial Infarction US Average TN Average PWMC Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival 94% 91% 97% of 246 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge 91% 89% 97% of 414 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 88% 86% 86% of 111 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling 92% 95% 99% of 199 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge 92% 91% 98% of 427 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival 89% 85% 92% of 182 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival 40% 42% 40% of 5 patients Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival 67% 62% 86% of 71 patients