Cooperative Cardiovascular Project Quality Indicators

These are the indicators tracked by the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project of the Health Care Financing Administration for patients with confirmed acute myocardial infarctions.

During hospitalization:

1. Aspirin

2. Timing of aspirin

3. Reperfusion, either by administering thrombolytics or performing primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

4. Timing of thrombolytics

5. Timing of PTCA

On or prior to discharge:

6. Aspirin

7. Beta-blockers

8. Smoking cessation advice and counseling

For patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction:

9. ACE inhibitors

10. Avoidance of calcium channel blockers