Percentage of patients on anti-platelet agents other than acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) (i.e. Clopidogrel/Prasugrel/Ticagrelor) at time of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program discharge.

The total number of patients enrolled in CR program who have an indication for anti-platelets as per Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines taking anti-platelet agents other than ASA (i.e. Clopidogrel/Prasugrel/Ticagrelor) at time of CR program discharge. Enrolment is defined as patient attendance at a first CR program visit. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.

The total number of patients discharged from the CR program who have an indication for other anti-platelet agents. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.

Denominators. Exclusions: • Patients who died before being discharged from CR program. • Patients who are re-admitted to hospital before being discharged from CR program. • Patients with a documented reason (medical or patient-centred) for not taking other anti-platelet agents.

Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.

Grace SL, Poirier P, Norris CM, Oakes GH, Somanader DS, Suskin N. Pan-Canadian development of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention quality indicators. Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(8):945-8.

Original references: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X14002335?via%3Dihub#appsec3

Extracted data from supplementary material: ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0828282X14002335-mmc1.pdf

Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)