Subspecialty Ambulatory Quality Cardiology Program
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Atrial Fibrillation. Basic parameters: 18 years — 90 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Subspecialty Ambulatory Quality Cardiology Program: An Audit and Feedback Performance Improvement Strategy
Overview
Investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of an audit and feedback performance improvement strategy in which cardiology providers receive quarterly emails on ambulatory quality improvement goals.
Primary outcome measures
- Percentage of patients eligible for medications who are prescribed these medications [Time frame: Day 1]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Percentage of patients with HFrEF prescribed aldosterone antagonists [Time frame: Day 1]
- Percentage of patients with Afib prescribed oral anticoagulants [Time frame: Day 1]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for atrial fibrillation quality metric:
- Active diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
- CHADS2VASC of at least 2 in males and at least 3 in females
- Outpatient cardiology visit in past 3 months
Inclusion Criteria for HFrEF quality metric:
- Most recent EF ≤40
- Age 18-90
- Outpatient cardiology visit in past 3 months
Exclusion Criteria for atrial fibrillation quality metric:
- LAAO device
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
Exclusion Criteria for HFrEF quality metric:
- SBP<90
- eGFR<30
- Potassium>5
- Active allergy to MRA
- Acknowledge reason on heart failure alert
- Mechanical circulatory device
- Cardiac amyloid diagnosis
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- NYU Langone Health — New York
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07283666 · QI-Specialty Ambulatory