This measures the percentage of heart attack patients who are prescribed aspirin when they are discharged from the hospital. This is important because aspirin helps prevent clots in blood vessels, improving a patient's likelihood of surviving a heart attack.

July 2011 - June 2012 data

For the above graph: Higher ↑ performance is better.

Results over time

For the above graph: Higher ↑ performance is better.

More heart attack measurements 

• Patients given asprin at arrival
• Patients given aspirin at discharge
• Patients given ACE inhibitors or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction
• Patients given smoking-cessation advice or counseling
• Patients given beta blockers at discharge
• Patients given PCI within 90 minutes of arrival
• Heart attack mortality rates
• Heart attack re-admission rates
• Patients given a prescription for a statin at discharge

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