Secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in India: Findings from registries and large cohorts

Hasan Rehman; Ankur Kalra; Ajar Kochar; Angad S. Uberoi; Deepak L. Bhatt; Zainab Samad; Salim S. Virani

Indian Heart Journal (Sep 2020)

Secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in India: Findings from registries and large cohorts

Hasan Rehman,
Ankur Kalra,
Ajar Kochar,
Angad S. Uberoi,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Zainab Samad,
Salim S. Virani

Affiliations

Hasan Rehman: Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
Ankur Kalra: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Section of Cardiovascular Research, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Department, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, USA
Ajar Kochar: Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Angad S. Uberoi: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West, New York, NY, USA
Deepak L. Bhatt: Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Zainab Samad: Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Salim S. Virani: Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Corresponding author. Health Services Research and Development (152), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 72, no. 5
pp. 337 – 344

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Several registries and quality improvement initiatives have focused on assessing and improving secondary prevention of CVD in India. While the Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndromes in India (CREATE), Indian Heart Rhythm Society-Atrial Fibrillation (IHRS-AF), and Trivandrum Heart Failure (THF) registries are limited to collecting data, the Tamil Nadu–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (TN-STEMI) program was aimed at examining and improving access to revascularization after an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The Acute Coronary Syndromes: Quality Improvement in Kerala (ACS-QUIK) study recruited hospitals from the Kerala ACS registry to assess a quality improvement kit for patients with ACS while the Practice Innovation and Clinical Excellence India Quality Improvement Program (PIQIP) provides valuable data on outpatient CVD quality of care. Collaborative efforts between health professionals are needed to assess further gaps in knowledge and policy makers to utilize new and existing data to drive policy-making.

Published in Indian Heart Journal

ISSN: 0019-4832 (Print); 2213-3763 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/indian-heart-journal/

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