RMC Quality Report: Heart Attack (AMI) Care
Select a quality measure from the list below to see how RMC stacks up against other hospitals.
| Measure |
Description |
| Aspirin at Arrival |
Chewing an aspirin as soon as symptoms of a heart attack begin may help reduce the severity of the attack. |
| Aspirin at Discharge |
Following a heart attack, continued use of aspirin may help reduce the risk of another heart attack. |
| ACE Inhibitor at Discharge |
An ACE inhibitor (angiotensin-converting enzyme) is a type of medicine used to treat heart attacks, heart failure, or a decreased function of the left side of your heart. |
| Smoking Cessation Education |
Smoking increases your risk for developing blood clots and heart disease that can result in a heart attack, heart failure or stroke. |
| Beta Blocker at Discharge |
Beta blockers relieve the stress on the heart by slowing the heart rate and reducing the force with which the heart muscle contracts (to pump blood). |
| PCI Received within 90 Minutes of arrival |
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is one of a class of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI), which are among the most effective ways to open blocked blood vessels and help prevent further heart muscle damage. |
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