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Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines
St. Anthony’s has the region’s first accredited Chest Pain Center and is recognized for its strict compliance to heart attack treatment guidelines. To speed care, we work with local emergency crews to get accurate cardiac information before a patient even gets to the hospital. We also save lives by starting cardiac catheterization procedures and giving clot-busting drugs immediately.
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In cardiac medicine, St. Anthony's has a lower than national average "risk adjusted readmissions" and "clinically adjusted average length of stay" rates. What does that mean to patients? It increases their likelihood of surviving a heart attack and going home sooner! Click for more about our patient outcomes in cardiac services.
Clinical Outcomes
The information below shows how often St. Anthony's provides the recommended treatment for people with heart attacks.
A heart attack, also called an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), occurs when the arteries leading to the heart become blocked and the heart does not receive enough oxygen and nutrients from the blood. The part of the heart muscle that is not receiving enough blood may become damaged or die.
St. Anthony's "easy view" key
Above average
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Near average
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Below average
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| Percent of Patients: | St. Anthony's |
National Average |
| Given ACE inhibitor or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction | NA
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85%
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| Given aspirin at arrival | 88%
|
93%
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| Given aspirin at discharge | 90%
|
90%
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| Given beta blocker at arrival | 91%
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88%
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| Given beta blocker at discharge | 89%
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91%
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| Given fibrinolytic medication within 30 minutes of arrival | NA
|
39%
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| Given PCI within 90 minutes of arrival | 59%
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60%
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| Given smoking cessation advice or counseling | 100%
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91%
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Updated: 3/31/2008
Source: Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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