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Author(s):
James T Dove
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3 years ago
Article
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Joseph P Drozda Jr
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3 years ago
Since its foundation six decades ago, the goal of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has been to improve the quality of cardiovascular care. The College’s founders initially sought to accomplish this goal by providing the College’s members with access to high-quality educational opportunities such as the ACC’s highly successful annual scientific sessions. In 1984, the quest for improved…
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Michael H Picard
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3 years ago
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Foreword
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Barry H Greenberg
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Bonnie H Weiner
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3 years ago
As technology and specialties in cardiac and endovascular care continue to develop at a rapid pace, oversight becomes increasingly important to ensure the highest quality patient care. The demand for quality comes from many directions—the public, regulators, and insurers. However, oversight for delivering the best possible care at facilities where percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and…
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Ralph G Brindis
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3 years ago
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Robert C Hendel
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3 years ago
Background
Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death and disability among both men and women in the US. Reductions in blood supply due to narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) result in chest pain and shortness of breath and may lead to permanent scarring of the heart muscle, as in the…
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Author(s):
Robert C Hendel
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3 years ago
Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death and disability among both men and women in the US. Reductions in blood supply due to narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) result in chest pain and shortness of breath and may lead to permanent scarring of the heart muscle, as in the setting of a…
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Author(s):
Blair D Erb
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Joseph Allen
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Lisa Chambers
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3 years ago
In the fall of 2009, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched the Practice innovation and clinical excellence (PINNACLE) Network™.1 The foundation of the PINNACLE Network rested on three observations by ACC membership and staff:
The medical profession is in the midst of unprecedented social, political, and economic change that dramatically impacts how cardiovascular specialists…
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Author(s):
Robert C Hendel
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3 years ago
Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death and disability among both men and women in the US. Reductions in blood supply due to narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) result in chest pain and shortness of breath and may lead to permanent scarring of the heart muscle, as in the setting of a…
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