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Heart Failure Care Quality Measures -
Patients Given an ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Heart failure, sometimes called congestive heart failure, occurs when the heart muscle weakens and can not pump as much blood as the body requires. As a result, the body doesn’t get enough oxygen and nutrients to meet its needs. Heart failure is a very common reason for hospitalization of elderly patients, but may occur in younger patients as well. The quality measures in this section show some of the medically accepted standards for the care of heart failure, as well as whether patients leave the hospital with medications and instructions known to be helpful.
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Click here to view the heart attack care quality measures for the CHRISTUS Health system as a whole.
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Click here to view quality measures by facility.
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Click here for more information about heart attack care.
Percent of Patients Given an ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
This percentage addresses the ratio of heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), a particular form of heart failure, who were prescribed an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) upon discharge from the hospital. These medications are used to treat heart attacks, heart failure, or a decreased function of the heart, and improve circulation by strengthening the heart’s pumping action or expanding blood vessels.
The data used to compute the indicator percentage for the system overall and each individual facility was collected from January 2009 to March 2009.
