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Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative.

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Peterson, ED; Bynum, DZ; Roe, MT
Published in: Curr Cardiol Rep
July 2008

The CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative was created to track national care patterns, facilitate process improvement, and improve patient outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). CRUSADE found that patients in community practice were sicker than those in randomized clinical trials and often failed to receive evidence-based therapies. Dosing regimens of antithrombotic therapy were also suboptimal, raising safety concerns. Over time, guideline adherence and dosing regimens of ACS patients have improved dramatically, leading to significantly improved outcomes. Ongoing quality improvement efforts will be needed to further improve evidence-based and personalized care of patients with ACS.

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Curr Cardiol Rep

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EISSN

1534-3170

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

285 / 290

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Program Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Peterson, E. D., Bynum, D. Z., & Roe, M. T. (2008). Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative. Curr Cardiol Rep, 10(4), 285–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-008-0046-9
Peterson, Eric D., David Z. Bynum, and Matthew T. Roe. “Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative.Curr Cardiol Rep 10, no. 4 (July 2008): 285–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-008-0046-9.
Peterson ED, Bynum DZ, Roe MT. Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2008 Jul;10(4):285–90.
Peterson, Eric D., et al. “Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative.Curr Cardiol Rep, vol. 10, no. 4, July 2008, pp. 285–90. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11886-008-0046-9.
Peterson ED, Bynum DZ, Roe MT. Lessons learned from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2008 Jul;10(4):285–290.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Cardiol Rep

DOI

EISSN

1534-3170

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

285 / 290

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Program Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology