American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 139-143 , 15 January 2010

Quality of Care and In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease in Rural and Urban Hospitals (from Get With the Guidelines–Coronary Artery Disease Program)

  • Amrut V. Ambardekar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Denver Health Medical Center, The University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 303-883-4278; fax: 303-724-2094
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson–UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • David Dai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Christopher P. Cannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Mori J. Krantz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Denver Health Medical Center, The University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Colorado Prevention Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals

Received 14 July 2009 ,Revised 3 September 2009 ,Accepted 3 September 2009.

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 The Get With the Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Program is supported by the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, in part through an unrestricted education grant from the Merck Schering Plough Partnership, North Wales, Pennsylvania, who did not participate in the design, analysis, preparation, review, or approval of this report. Dr. Ambardekar is supported by a 2009 Research Fellowship Award from the Heart Failure Society of America, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02309-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.09.003

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 139-143 , 15 January 2010

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