Key result
Lower overall hospital quality of AMI care was associated with a higher likelihood of failure to assess LVEF (OR 1.09; 95% CI 1.05-1.13 per 10% decrease in defect-free care).
Why the study?
Does in-hospital LVEF assessment associate with higher hospital quality of care and increased use of evidence-based secondary prevention therapies in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Observational (n=128,845)
Yes
Does in-hospital LVEF assessment associate with higher hospital quality of care and increased use of evidence-based secondary prevention therapies in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Odds Ratio: 1.09 (95% CI 1.05–1.13)
In-hospital LVEF assessment in AMI patients is associated with higher overall hospital quality of care and an increased likelihood of receiving evidence-based secondary prevention medications at discharge.
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In-hospital LVEF assessment was associated with greater evidence-based therapy use; leaves open whether routine assessment improves post-AMI outcomes.
Miller et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=128,845). Lower overall hospital quality of AMI care (per 10% decrease in defect-free care) was evaluated on Failure to assess LVEF (OR 1.09, 95% CI 1.05-1.13). Lower overall hospital quality of AMI care was associated with a higher likelihood of failure to assess LVEF (OR 1.09; 95% CI 1.05-1.13 per 10% decrease in defect-free care).
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