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Secondary Prevention After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Author(s) -
Judson B. Williams,
Elizabeth R. DeLong,
Eric D. Peterson,
Rachel S. Dokholyan,
FangShu Ou,
T. Bruce Ferguson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.981068
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , medical prescription , aspirin , randomized controlled trial , hazard ratio , emergency medicine , psychological intervention , specialty , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , surgery , family medicine , nursing , paleontology , confidence interval , biology
Despite evidence supporting the use of aspirin, β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and lipid-lowering therapies in eligible patients, adoption of these secondary prevention measures after coronary artery bypass grafting has been inconsistent. We sought to rigorously test on a national scale whether low-intensity continuous quality improvement interventions can be used to speed secondary prevention adherence after coronary artery bypass grafting.

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