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Article: American Heart Association Quality News: Commitment to Quality Results in Lower Mortality Rates for Heart Attack and Heart Failure Patients

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October 6, 2009
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Contact: Cathy Lewis, +1-214-706-1324, Tagni McRae, +1-214-706- 1383, Julie Del Barto (broadcast), +1-214-706-1330, all of the American Heart Association

- Significant variation exists in the quality of care for treatment of heart failure and coronary artery disease in U.S. hospitals.

- Hospitals receiving performance awards in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) quality improvement program appear to have better outcomes in these areas than all other hospitals

DALLAS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospitals receiving performance awards from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) quality improvement initiative ...

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