2022
DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.008936
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Inpatient Quality-of-Care Measures for Heart Failure: Treatment Gaps and Opportunities in the Contemporary Era

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Quality of care measures are vital tools to assess processes of care within and between health care systems. The 2020 American College of Cardiology/AHA performance measures for heart failure provide a new set of such measures. We evaluated the achievement of these and other performance measures within the Veterans Affairs hospital system in a contemporary cohort of patients hospitalized for heart failure. METHODS: Hospital discharges from J… Show more

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“…“Golden Triangle” medicines-ACEI/ARB, β-blockers and MRA was called the cornerstone of CHF treatment ( 20 ). Usage ratios of ACEI/ARB and β-blockers in our study were similar to the results of prior studies ( 21 , 22 ). But the usage ratio of MRA was significantly higher, which may be related to most clinicians still used MRA as potassium-preserving diuretics.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…“Golden Triangle” medicines-ACEI/ARB, β-blockers and MRA was called the cornerstone of CHF treatment ( 20 ). Usage ratios of ACEI/ARB and β-blockers in our study were similar to the results of prior studies ( 21 , 22 ). But the usage ratio of MRA was significantly higher, which may be related to most clinicians still used MRA as potassium-preserving diuretics.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%