American Heart Association COVID-19 CVD Registry Powered by Get With The Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to the public health emergency created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, American Heart Association volunteers and staff aimed to rapidly develop and launch a resource for the medical and research community to expedite scientific advancement through shared learning, quality improvement, and research. In <4 weeks after it was first announced on April 3, 2020, AHA's COVID-19 CVD Registry powered by Get With The Guidelines received its first clinical records.

Methods and results

Participating hospitals are enrolling consecutive hospitalized patients with active COVID-19 disease, regardless of CVD status. This hospital quality improvement program will allow participating hospitals and health systems to evaluate patient-level data includi

SUBMITTER: Alger HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7577517 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature