Proportion of ICD implant patients with a diagnosis of LVSD who are prescribed ACE-I or ARB therapy at discharge.
Measure Specs
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Numerator
Count of patients with ACE-I or ARB therapy prescribed at discharge.
Denominator
1) Count of patients with an ICD implant with moderate or severe LVSD (LVEF<40%) who are eligible for ACE inhibitors who do not have a contraindication to ACE inhibitors documented
AND
2)Count of patients with an ICD implant with moderate or severe LVSD (LVEF<40%) who are eligible for ARB therapy who do not have a contraindication to ARB therapy documented
Exclusions
Discharge status of expired
Contraindicated or blinded to both ACE inhibitors and ARB therapy
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