National Quality Assessment Evaluating Spironolactone Use During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in China: China Patient‐centered Evaluation Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)‐Retrospective AMI Study, 2001, 2006, and 2011
Guan W, Murugiah K, Downing N, Li J, Wang Q, Ross JS, Desai NR, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Li X, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group T. National Quality Assessment Evaluating Spironolactone Use During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in China: China Patient‐centered Evaluation Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)‐Retrospective AMI Study, 2001, 2006, and 2011. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001718. PMID: 26071031, PMCID: PMC4599529, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureMyocardial infarctionUse of spironolactoneNational practice patternsProportion of patientsAssessment of eligibilitySpironolactone useAldosterone antagonistsSystolic dysfunctionCardiac eventsAMI patientsChina PatientPatient eligibilityPatient groupUnknown indicationPractice patternsIdeal patientPatientsSpironolactoneEligibilityAppropriate useInfarctionDiabetesNational quality assessmentNational assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study
Zhang H, Masoudi FA, Li J, Wang Q, Li X, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Group C. National assessment of early β-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction in China, 2001-2011: The China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE)–Retrospective AMI Study. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 506-515.e1. PMID: 26385034, PMCID: PMC5459420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-blocker therapyAcute myocardial infarctionΒ-blocker useCardiogenic shockRisk factorsAbsolute contraindicationMyocardial infarctionEarly β-blocker useLower systolic blood pressureHours of admissionMedical record reviewSystolic blood pressureClinical practice guidelinesLower heart rateQuality of careChest discomfortCardiac eventsBlood pressureRecord reviewChina PatientIdeal patientPractice guidelinesHeart rateHigh riskPatterns of use