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Performance by Category—Heart Attack
Aspirin at Arrival: Group Results
Percent
of eligible patients receiving aspirin for treatment of a heart attack within
24 hours of arrival at the hospital. Aspirin has been shown to prevent clotting
and to restore blood flow to the heart. Eligible heart attack patients should
be given aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.

Aspirin at Arrival: Our Results Over Time