This document is available only to give you an idea of how some hospitals might use the Get With The Guidelines program to facilitate quality improvement.   By including this document on its Web site, the American Heart Association does not represent that this document is complete, accurate or efficacious, or that it follows all of the American Heart Association guidelines for secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular events or stroke. Hospitals should design their own protocol based on their own procedures and professional experience.

This document is available only to give you an idea of how some hospitals might use the Get With The Guidelines program to facilitate quality improvement.   By including this document on its Web site, the American Heart Association does not represent that this document is complete, accurate or efficacious, or that it follows all of the American Heart Association guidelines for secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular events or stroke. Hospitals should design their own protocol based on their own procedures and professional experience.

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