Quality of care after acute coronary syndromes in a prospective cohort with reasons for non-prescription of recommended medications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to guidelines is associated with improved outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Clinical registries developed to assess quality of care at discharge often do not collect the reasons for non-prescription for proven efficacious preventive medication in Continental Europe. In a prospective cohort of patients hospitalized for an ACS, we aimed at measuring the rate of recommended treatment at discharge, using pre-specified quality indicators recommended in cardiologic guidelines and including systematic collection of reasons for non-prescription for preventive medications.

Methods

In a prospective cohort with 1260 patients hospitalized for ACS, we measured the rate of recommended treatment at discharge in 4 academic centers in Switzerland.

SUBMITTER: Auer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3968068 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature