2025 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures
Chronic coronary disease (CCD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. There is an ongoing imperative to disseminate evidence-based and patient-centered care recommendations that further align the management of patients with CCD to updated evidence-based guidelines. The writing committee developed a comprehensive CCD measure set comprising 10 performance measures and 3 quality measures, the focus of which is to include practical steps to specifically advance care in the CCD population. The measure set begins with an assessment of tobacco use and evidence-based cessation interventions. Also included are topics such as antiplatelet therapy, lipid assessment and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals, and guideline-directed management and therapy for hypertension and reduced left ventricular dysfunction in patients with CCD. The measure set concludes with an emphasis on the importance of cardiac rehabilitation referral and patient education, including symptom management and lifestyle modification.
Authors
- Timothy D. Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1123-0533)
- Glenn N. Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-4989)
- Diana Baptiste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8902-6255)
- Krishan Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-3906)
- Martha Gulati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-9756)
- L. Kristin Newby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-8187)
- Rebecca L. Diekemper
- Dipti Itchhaporia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-231X)
- Marlene S. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-0318)
- Kelly C. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-2679)
- Joaquin E. Cigarroa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-6006)
- Jacqueline E. Tamis‐Holland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-8769)
- Jennifer S. Lawton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-6591)
- Anandita Agarwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9273-7936)
- Marva V. Foster
- Dinesh Kalra
Institutions
- Joint Commission (US)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- American Society for Investigative Pathology (US)
- Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CN)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy (US)
- National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (US)
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hcq.0000000000000140
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16