A report of quality improvement in the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes.

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Published in Crit Pathw Cardiol on March 01, 2011

Authors

Christopher P Cannon1, James W Hoekstra, David M Larson, Rachel Bongiorno Karcher, William A Mencia, Carolyn A Berry, Stephanie A Stowell

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Performance Improvement Program on Imaging II | NCT02272972

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