American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 546-553 , October 2009

Hospital performance recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure

  • Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Paul Heidenreich, MD, MS, 111C Cardiology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
    • ,
  • William R. Lewis, MD

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Campus, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • ,
  • Kenneth A. LaBresh, MD

      Affiliations

    • RTI International Waltham, MA
    • ,
  • Lee H. Schwamm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Los Angeles, CA

Received 13 April 2009 ,Accepted 20 July 2009.

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 Raymond J. Gibbons, MD served as guest editor on this manuscript.

PII: S0002-8703(09)00608-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.031

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 546-553 , October 2009

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