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Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Blood Pressure Control

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.

CBE ID
0073

Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet

The percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were discharged from an inpatient setting with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (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 documentation of routine use of aspirin or another antiplatelet during the measurement year.

CBE ID
0068

Operative Mortality Stratified by the 5 STAT Mortality Categories

Percent of patients undergoing index pediatric and/or congenital heart surgery who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the procedure was performed, even if after 30 days (including patients transferred to other acute care facilities), and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure, stratified by the five STAT Mortality Categories, a multi-institutional validated risk stratification tool

CBE ID
0733

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Comprehensive Documentation of Indications for PCI

Percentage of patients, aged 18 years and older, for whom percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed with comprehensive documentation for the procedure that includes, at a minimum, the following elements: priority (acute coronary syndrome, urgent, elective, emergency/salvage); presence and severity of angina symptoms; use of antianginal medical therapies within two weeks prior to the procedure, if any; presence, results, and timing of non-invasive stress test, fractional flow reserve (FFR), or intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), if performed; and significance of angiographic stenosi

CBE ID
2411

Persistence of Beta-Blocker Treatment After a Heart Attack

The percentage of patient’s 18 years of age and older during the measurement year who were hospitalized and discharged from July 1 of the year prior to the measurement year to June 30 of the measurement year with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and who received persistent beta-blocker treatment for six months after discharge.

CBE ID
0071

Preoperative Beta Blockade

Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who received beta blockers within 24 hours preceding surgery.

CBE ID
0127