P3544Late clinical outcomes of post balloon mitral valvotomy patients who were categorized based on the absolute post procedural mitral valve area and percentage gain in valve area

Quality Improvement in Cardiac Services in India

“…The Trivandrum Heart Failure registry has identified that, among patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, guideline-based therapy was given to only 19% on hospital admission and 25% at discharge. 5 The PINNACLE (Practice Innovation and Clinical Excellence) registry, a collaboration between the American College of Cardiology and Indian stakeholders, is an example of a quality improvement program at a national level to consider outpatient care of CVD. 6 In this issue of JAMA Cardiology, the results of the Tamil Nadu-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (TN-STEMI) program are presented, addressing the gap in research on acute CVD with longer-term follow-up in India.…”