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Get With The Guidelines Publications and Program Results
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2009 Xian Y, Pan W, Peterson E, Heidenreich P, Cannon C, Hernandez A, Friedman B, Holloway R, Fonarow G. Are Quality Improvements Associated with the Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG-CAD) Program Sustained Over Time? A Longitudinal Comparison of GWTG-CAD Hospitals vs. non-GWTG-CAD Hospitals. AHJ (in press) **Young Investigator Award Grant Winner** Peterson P, Rumsfeld J, Liang L, Albert N, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Masoudi F. A Validated Risk Score for In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure from the AHA Get With the Guidelines Program. Circulation Quality of Care and Outcomes (in press) Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Reeves M, Ovbiagele B, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Frequency and Determinants of Lipid Testing in Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. STROKE (in press) Ambardekar A, Fonarow G, Dai D, Peterson E, Hernandez A, Cannon C, Krantz M. Comparing the Quality of Cardiovascular Care in Rural and Urban Hospitals: Insights from the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines CAD Program. American Journal of Cardiology (in press) Lewis W, Ellrodt G, Peterson E, Hernandez A, LaBresh K, Cannon C, Pan W, Fonarow G. Trends in the Use of Evidence Based Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease Among Women and the Elderly: Results from the Get With The Guidelines Quality Improvement Program. Circulation CV Quality and Outcomes (in press) *STRATEGIC* Albert N, Yancy C, Liang L, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Cannon C, Fonarow G. Use of Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure. JAMA. 2009;302(15):1658-1665 Ambardekar A, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Pan W, Yancy C, Krantz M. Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcomes for Nonadherent Patients with Heart Failure: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure. Am Heart J 2009;158:644-52 Heidenreich P, Lewis W, LaBresh K, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Hospital Performance Recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Am Heart J 2009;158:546-53. Depta J, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Zhao X, Peacock F, Bhatt D. Patient characteristics associated with the choice of triple anti-thrombotic therapy in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. (Am J Cardiol 2009;104:1171–1178) Smith E, Liang L, Hernandez A, Reeves M, Cannon C, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Influence of Stroke Subtype on Quality of Care in Get With the Guidelines-Stroke. Neurology® 2009;73:709–716 Piccini J, Hernandez A, Zhao X, Pate M, Lewis W, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Quality of Care for Atrial Fibrillation among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. JACC. (online) Wang T, Fonarow G, Hernandez A, Liang L, Ellrodt G, Nallamothu B, Shah B, Cannon C, Peterson. The Dissociation between Door-to-Balloon Time Improvement and Improvements in Other Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Processes and Patient Outcomes. Arch Intern Med. 2009: 169(15):1411-1419 Horwich T, Hernandez A, Liang L, Albert N, LaBresh K, Yancy C, Fonarow G. Weekend Hospital Admission and Discharge for Heart Failure: Association with Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. Am Heart J 2009;158:451-8 Brilakis E, Hernandez A, Dai D, Peterson E, Banerjee S, Fonarow G, Cannon C, Bhatt D. Quality of Care for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Known Atherosclerotic Disease: Results from the Get With the Guidelines Program. Circulation (online) – Young Investigator Award Grant Winner Brown T, Hernandez A, Bittner V, Cannon C, Ellrodt G, Liang L, Peterson E, Piña I, Safford M, Fonarow G. Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Result's from the AHA's Get With the Guidelines Program. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2009;54;515-52 – Young Investigator Award Grant Winner Forman D., Cannon, C.P., Hernandez, A,. Liang, L.,Yancy, C., Fonarow, G., for the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals Boston, Mass.; Durham, N.C.; Dallas, Texas; and Los Angeles, Influence of age on the management of heart failure: Findings from Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure (GWTG-HF), Am Heart J 2009;0:1-8. Bushnell C., Zimmer L., Schwamm L., Goldstein L.B., Clapp-Channing N., Harding T., Drew L., Zhao X., Peterson E. The Adherence eValuation After Ischemic Stroke Longitudinal (AVAIL) Registry: Design, rationale, and baseline patient characteristics. Am Heart J 2009;157:428-435.e2. Nallamothu B, Krumholz H, Peterson E, Pan W, Bradley E, Stern A, Masoudi, F, Janicke D, Hernandez A, Cannon C, Fonarow G. Door-to-Balloon Times in Hospitals within the Get-With-The-Guidelines Registry after Initiation of the Door-to-Balloon (D2B) Alliance. Am J Cardiol 2009;103:1051–1055. Reeves M., Fonarow G., Zhao X., Smith E., Schwamm L. Quality of Care in Women With Ischemic Stroke in the GWTG Program. Stroke. 2009 Apr;40(4):1127-33. Epub 2009 Feb 10. Shah B., Hernandez A., Liang L., Al-Khatib S., Yancy C., Fonarow G., Peterson E. Hospital Variation and Characteristics of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use in Patients With Heart Failure: Data from the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2009 53: A32. Read article and supporting editorial 2008 Schwamm L., Fonarow G., Reeves M., Pan W., Frankel M., Smith E., Ellrodt G., Cannon C., Liang L., Peterson E., LaBresh K. Get With The Guidelines-Stroke is Associated with Sustained Improvement in Care for Patients Hospitalized with Acute Stroke or TIA. Circulation (in press) News Release Jneid H., Fonarow G., Cannon C, Hernandez A., Palacios I., Maree A., Wells Q., Bozkurt B., LaBresh K., Lang L., Hong Y., Newby L., Fletcher G., Peterson E., Wexler L. Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation (in press) News Release Olenchock B., Fonarow G., Pan W., Hernandez A., Cannon C. Current Use of Beta-blockers in Patients with Reative Airway Diseases Who Are Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiol Lewis W., Fonarow G., LaBresh K., Cannon C., Pan W., Super D., Sorof S., Schwamm L. Differential Use of Warfarin for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Patients with Various Types of Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardiol (in press) Sachdeva A., Cannon C., Deedwania P., LaBresh K., Smith Jr. S., Dai D., Hernandez A., Fonarow G. Lipid Levels in Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Artery Disease: An analysis of 136,095 Hospitalizations in GWTG-CAD. AHJ (in press) Reeves M., Smith E., Yu Y., Schwamm L. Off-Hour Admission and In-hospital Stroke Case Fatality in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. Stroke. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.519355. Read article Rajendra H. Mehta, Li Liang, Amrita M. Karve, Adrian F. Hernandez, John S. Rumsfeld, Gregg C. Fonarow, Eric D. Peterson. Association of Patient Case-Mix Adjustment, Hospital Process Performance Rankings, and Eligibility for Financial Incentives. JAMA (in press) News Release Mori J. Krantz, Justin Tanner, Tamara B Horwich, Clyde Yancy, Nancy M Albert, Adrian F Hernandez, David Dai, Gregg C. Fonarow. The Influence of Hospital Length of Stay for Heart Failure on Quality of Care. AJC (In press) Tamara Horwich, Adrian F. Hernandez, M.D., M.H.S., David Dai, Ph.D., Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., FACC, Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D., ACC. Cholesterol Levels and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. AHJ (in press) Piccini J.P., Hernandez A.F., Dai D., Thomas K.L., Lewis W.R., Yancy C.W., Peterson E.D., Fonarow G.C. Utilization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure. Circulation. 2008;118:926-933. Read article William R. Lewis, Eric D. Peterson, Christopher P. Cannon, Dennis M. Super, Kenneth A. LaBresh, Kathleen Quealy, Li Liang, Gregg C. Fonarow. An Organized Approach to Improvement in Guideline Adherence for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(16):1813-1819. Read article Patel U.D., Hernandez A.F., Liang L., Peterson E.D., LaBresh K.A., Yancy C.W., Albert N.M., Ellrodt G., Fonarow G.C. Quality of care and outcomes among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A Get With the Guidelines—Heart Failure Program study. AHJ (in press) Tickoo S., Fonarow G.C., Hernandez A.F., Weekend/Holiday vs. Weekday Hospital Discharge and Guideline Adherence (From the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines – Coronary Artery Disease Database). Am J Cardiol 2008;102:663–667 Read article Mehta R.H., Bufalino V.J., Pan W., Hernandez A.F., Cannon C.P., Fonarow G.C., Peterson E.D. Achieving Rapid Reperfusion With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Remains a Challenge: Insights from American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Program. Am Heart J (2008;155:1059-67) Read article Albert N.M., Birtcher K.K., Cannon C.P., Goff D.C. Jr., Mulgund J., Liang L., Fonarow G.C. Factors Associated With Discharge Lipid-Lowering Drug Prescription in Patients Hospitalized for Coronary Artery Disease (from the Get With the Guidelines Database). Am J Cardiol. 2008;101:1242-1246. Read article Jneid H., Fonarow G.C., Cannon C.P., Palacios I.F., Kilic T., Moukarbel G.V., Maree A.O., Liang L., Newby L.K., Fletcher G., Wexler L., Peterson E. Impact of Time of Presentation on the Care and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 2008;117:2502-9. Read article LaBresh K.A., Reeves M.J., Frankel M.R., Albright D., Schwamm L.H. Hospital Treatment of Patients with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack with Get With The Guidelines. Arch Intern Med (2008;168(4):411-417) Read article 2007 Hernandez A.F., Fonarow G.C., Liang L., Al-Khatib S.M., Curtis L.H., LaBresh K.A., Yancy C.W., Albert N.M. A Gender and Racial Gap in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Use Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. JAMA; 298 (13): 1525-32 Steinberg B.A., Cannon C.P., Hernandez A.F., Pan W., Peterson E.D., Fonarow G.C. Medical Therapies and Invasive Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease in Overweight Patients: Understanding the “Obesity Paradox” in the Get With The Guidelines Database. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1331–1335 LaBresh K.A., Fonarow G.C., Smith S.C., Bonow R.O., Smaha L.C., Tyler P.A., Hong Y., Albright D., Ellrodt A.G. Improved Treatment of Hospitalized Coronary Artery Disease Patients with the Get With The Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol; 6 (3): 98-105 Read article Hiratzka L., Eagle K.A., Liang L., Fonarow G.C., LaBresh K.A., Peterson E.D. Atherosclerosis Secondary Prevention Performance Measures After Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery Compared With Percutaneous Catheter Intervention and Non-Intervention Patients In The Get With The Guidelines Database. Circ Surg Supp; Sep 11;116(11 Suppl):I207-12 Read article Ellrodt A.G., Glasener R., Kradel K., Bercury C., Ferrarin A., Jewell D., Frechette C., Seckler P., Reed J. Multidisciplinary Rounds (MDR): an Implementation System for Sustained Improvement in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol; 6(3): 106-116 Read article Krantz M.J., Baker W.A., Estacio R.O., Haynes D.K., Mehler P.S., Fonarow G.C., Long C.S. Comprehensive Coronary Artery Disease Care in a Safety-Net Hospital: Results of Get With The Guidelines Quality Improvement Initiative. J Manag Care Pharm. 2007;13:319-24. Read article Smith E.E., Abdullah A.R., Amirfarzan H., Schwamm L.H. Serum Lipid Profile on Admission for Ischemic Stroke: Failure to meet National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATPIII) Guidelines. Neurology 2007;68;660-665 Read article Flynn F.M., Cafarelli M., Petrakos K., Christophersen P. Improving Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in the Hospital Setting: Successful Implementation of the American Heart Association ‘‘Get With The Guidelines’’ Program by Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses. J of Cardiovasc Nursing 2007; 22;3;166-176 Read article 2006 Hong Y. Labresh K.A. Overview of the American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Programs. Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Heart Failure. Crit Path Cardiol 2006;5: 179–186 Read article 2005 LaBresh K.A.. Using "Get With The Guidelines" to prevent recurrent cardiovascular disease. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2005;7:287-92. Smith E.E., Abdullah A.R., Petkovska I., Rosenthal E., Koroshetz W.J., Schwamm L.H. Poor Outcomes in Patients Who Do Not Receive Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Because of Mild or Improving Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2005;36:2497-2499 Read article 2004 LaBresh K.A., Ellrodt A.G., Gliklich R., Liljestrand J., Peto R. Get With The Guidelines for Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention: Pilot Results. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:203-9. Read article Smaha LA. The American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines program. Am Heart J 2004;148:S46-8. LaBresh K.A. Get With The Guidelines to improve heart care. Ital Heart J 2004;5:489-93. Berthiaume J.T., Tyler P.A., Ng-Osorio J., LaBresh K.A.. Aligning financial incentives with "Get With The Guidelines" to improve cardiovascular care. Am J Manag Care 2004;10:501-4. Read article 2003 Denton T.A., Fonarow G.C., LaBresh K.A., Trento A. Secondary prevention after coronary bypass: the American Heart Association "Get With The Guidelines" program. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:758-60. LaBresh K.A. and Tyler P.A. Collaborative model for hospital-based cardiovascular secondary prevention. Quality Management in Health Care 2003;12(1):20-27. Read article LaBresh K.A., Gliklich R., Liljestrand J., Peto R., Ellrodt A.G. Using GWTG to Improve Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety 2003;29(10):539-550. Read article
Howlett, Jonathan G. "Performance Feeback: A Common Thread in the Process to Provide Optimal Heart Failure Care" J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009; 53: 423-425 Ovbiagele, Bruce and Saver, Jeffrey L. "It's the Company You Keep: Participation in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Is Associated with Improved Inpatient Stroke Care" December 15, 2008 Lewis, William R. "Get With The Guidelines: Improving Patient Outcomes One Hospital at a Time" December 15, 2008 Schwamm, Lee H., "Improving Stroke Outcomes: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke", Physician's Weekly, Vol. XX, No. 22. June 9, 2003. Fonarow, Gregg C., C. Ballantyne "In-Hospital Initiation of Lipid-Lowering Therapy for Patients With Coronary Heart Disease : The Time Is Now", Circulation, Jun 2001; 103: 2768 - 2770. 
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