Table 2 Clinical condition and treatment measure

Heart attack

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got a ECG

Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival

Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge

Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Arrival

Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge

Heart Attack Patients Given Thrombolytic (Fibrinolytic) Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival

Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival

Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival

Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots

Heart failure

Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions

Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function

Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)