The percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age who were discharged alive with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) during the 12 months prior to the measurement year, or who had a diagnosis of ischemic vascular disease (IVD) during the measurement year and the year prior to the measurement year and who had the following during the measurement year:
- Blood pressure control (BP): reported as under control <140/90 mm Hg.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients whose most recent blood pressure is adequately controlled during the measurement year. For a patient’s BP to be adequately controlled, both the systolic and the diastolic BP must meet the desired threshold of <140/90 mm Hg.
Denominator
Patients 18 to 75 years of age by the end of the measurement year who were discharged alive for AMI, CABG or PCI during the 12 months prior to the measurement year or who had a diagnosis of IVD during both the measurement year and the year prior to the measurement year.
Exclusions
None
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