American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 207-214 , February 2010

Are quality improvements associated with the Get With the Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG-CAD) program sustained over time? A longitudinal comparison of GWTG-CAD hospitals versus non–GWTG-CAD hospitals

  • Ying Xian, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Wenqin Pan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ying Xian, MD, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 644, Rochester, NY 14642
    • ,
  • Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
    • ,
  • Christopher P. Cannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • TIMI Group and Harvard University, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Bruce Friedman, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Robert G. Holloway, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • for the GWTG Steering Committee and Hospitals

Received 19 September 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.11.002

American Heart Journal
Volume 159, Issue 2 , Pages 207-214 , February 2010

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