Hypertensive Urgency: An Emergency Department Pipeline to Primary Care Pilot Study.

Background: Optimal triage of patients with hypertensive urgency (HU) in the emergency department (ED) is not well established. 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension (HTN) guidelines recommend treatment initiation and follow-up within 1 week. Objectives of our pilot study were to evaluate feasibility and impact of directly connecting ED patients with HU to outpatient HTN management on blood pressure (BP) control and ED utilization.

Patient and hospital characteristics associated with ticagrelor uptake in acute MI: An analysis of the Chest Pain-MI Registry.

Background: ACC/AHA guidelines support the use of the P2Y inhibitors clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Little is known about trends in P2Y inhibitor selection over time.

Methods: Multicenter, longitudinal analysis of patients and hospitals in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain - MI Registry from the third quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2017.