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IMPROVE HF: Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00303979
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00303979. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting
Brief summary
Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.
The purpose of this study is to characterize current management of patients with either heart failure or prior myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction and to assess the effect of education, specific clinical guidelines, reminder systems, comprehensive disease state management tools, benchmarked quality reports, and academic detailing on the use of evidence-based heart failure therapies in cardiology practices. This study is a quality improvement initiative that is being conducted through review of patient records.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00303979
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 34,810 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2005
- Primary completion
- Jul 31, 2009
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2009
- Last update posted
- Jan 30, 2019
2005 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 144
- U.S. states
- 37
- U.S. cities
- 124
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Associates of Montclair | Birmingham | Alabama | 36608 | — |
| Cardiology Associates | Mobile | Alabama | 36608 | — |
| Cardiovascular Associates of Mesa | Mesa | Arizona | 85205 | — |
| Heart Care, PC | Scottsdale | Arizona | 85258 | — |
| Southern Arizona VA Health Care System | Tucson | Arizona | 85723 | — |
| Central Arkansas Cardiovascular Institute | Hot Springs | Arkansas | 71913 | — |
| Arkansas Cardiology Clinic | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72202 | — |
| St. Jude Heritage Medical Group | Fullerton | California | 92835 | — |
| Scripps Clinic Green Hospital | La Jolla | California | 92037 | — |
| Veterans Administration Hospital | Los Angeles | California | 92357 | — |
| University Cardiovascular Medical Group | Los Angeles | California | 94115 | — |
| Cardio-Pulmonary Associates | Monterey | California | 93940 | — |
| Temecula Valley Cardiology | Murrieta | California | 92562 | — |
| California Pacific Cardiovascular Medical | San Francisco | California | 94115 | — |
| East Bay Cardiology | San Pablo | California | 94803 | — |
| Cardiology Consultants Medical Group | Tarzana | California | 91335 | — |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Fort Collins | Colorado | 80521 | — |
| Connecticut Heart & Vascular Center | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 06606 | — |
| Cardiology Consultants, PA | Newark | Delaware | 19702 | — |
| Heart and Vascular Center of Bradenton | Bradenton | Florida | 34209 | — |
| Clearwater Cardiovascular & Intervention | Clearwater | Florida | 33756 | — |
| Mahesh Amin, MD PA | Clearwater | Florida | 33756 | — |
| Pasco Cardiology | Hudson | Florida | 34667 | — |
| Cardiovascular Associates | Kissimmee | Florida | 34741 | — |
| Clark and Daughtrey Medical Group | Lakeland | Florida | 33803 | — |
| OMNI | Melbourne | Florida | 32901 | — |
| Miami Cardiology Group | Miami | Florida | 33176 | — |
| Florida Heart Group | Orlando | Florida | 32803 | — |
| Cardiology Associates | Port Charlotte | Florida | 33952 | — |
| Cardiovascular Consultants, | Tamarac | Florida | 33309 | — |
| Indian River Cardiovascular Associate | Vero Beach | Florida | 32960 | — |
| Florida Medical Clinic | Zephyrhills | Florida | 33542 | — |
| Cardiology of Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | 30342 | — |
| Northside Cardiology | Atlanta | Georgia | 30342 | — |
| Northeast Georgia Heart Center | Gainesville | Georgia | 30501 | — |
| Southcoast Cardiology | Savannah | Georgia | 31406 | — |
| Pacific Cardiology | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96817 | — |
| St. Luke's Idaho Cardiology Associates | Boise | Idaho | 83702 | — |
| Heart Care Center of Illinois | Blue Island | Illinois | 60406 | — |
| MidAmerica Cardiovascular Consultants | Frankfort | Illinois | 60453 | — |
| Cardiovascular Associates of Glenbrook and Evanston, LLC | Glenview | Illinois | 60026 | — |
| St. Vincent's Hospital | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46201 | — |
| Methodist Hospital | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| St. Vincent's Hospital Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46278 | — |
| St. Vincent's Hospital, | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46278 | — |
| Iowa Heart Center PC, | West Des Moines | Iowa | 50266 | — |
| Mid America Cardiology | Kansas City | Kansas | 66102 | — |
| Cardiology Consultants | Topeka | Kansas | 66102 | — |
| Cardiovascular Consultants of Kansas | Wichita | Kansas | 67226 | — |
| Louisville Cardiology Medical Group P.S | Louisville | Kentucky | 40026 | — |
| Medical Center Cardiologists P.S.C | Louisville | Kentucky | 40201 | — |
| Louisville Cardiology Medical Group P.S | Louisville | Kentucky | 40207 | — |
| Owensboro Heart and Vascular | Owensboro | Kentucky | 42303 | — |
| Tchefuncte Cardiovascular Associates, | Covington | Louisiana | 70433 | — |
| Heart Clinic of Louisiana | Marrero | Louisiana | 70072 | — |
| Maryland Heart, PC | Bethesda | Maryland | 20817 | — |
| Heart Center of Southern Maryland | Clinton | Maryland | 20735 | — |
| Arundel Heart Associates | Glen Burnie | Maryland | 21061 | — |
| Peninsula Cardiology | Salisbury | Maryland | 21804 | — |
| Primary Care Specialists Inc | Ayer | Massachusetts | 01432 | — |
| Merrimack Valley Cardiology | Chelmsford | Massachusetts | 01824 | — |
| Harbor Medical AssociatesSo Weymouth | Weymouth | Massachusetts | 02190 | — |
| Consultants in Cardiology | Farmington Hills | Michigan | 48331 | — |
| Cardiovascular Consultants PC | Rochester | Michigan | 48312 | — |
| Eastside Cardiology, Roseville | Roseville | Michigan | 48066 | — |
| St. Paul Cardiology | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 55102 | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson | Mississippi | 39216 | — |
| Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists | Columbia | Missouri | 65201 | — |
| University Hospital Healthcare | Columbia | Missouri | 65210 | — |
| Freeman Heart Institute | Joplin | Missouri | 64804 | — |
| Mercy Cardiology | St Louis | Missouri | 63101 | — |
| Cardiology Diagnostics, Ltd, | St Louis | Missouri | 63131 | — |
| Cardiac Associates of New Hampshire | Concord | New Hampshire | 03303 | — |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | Lebanon | New Hampshire | 03756 | — |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | Lebanon | New Hampshire | 03766 | — |
| Medicor | Bridgewater | New Jersey | 08807 | — |
| Cross County Cardiology | Edgewater | New Jersey | 07020 | — |
| Heart-Lung Center | Hawthorne | New Jersey | 07506-1919 | — |
| Southern New Jersey Cardiac Specialists | Voorhees Township | New Jersey | 08043 | — |
| Diagnostic and Clinical Cardiologists | West Orange | New Jersey | 07052 | — |
| Westwood Cardiology | Westwood | New Jersey | 07675 | — |
| Albany Associates in Cardiology, | Albany | New York | 12205 | — |
| SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Brooklyn | New York | 11203 | — |
| Cardiology Associates of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | New York | 11219 | — |
| United Medical Associates | Brooklyn | New York | 11219 | — |
| Concorde Medical Group/NYU Hospital | Manhattan | New York | 10001 | — |
| Island Cardiac Specialists | Mineola | New York | 11501 | — |
| Island Cardiac Specialist | Mineola | New York | 11501 | — |
| Gotham Cardiovascular Research | New York | New York | 10001 | — |
| Westchester Medical Group | Scarsdale | New York | 10583 | — |
| Vazzana and Bogin Cardiology Associates | Staten Island | New York | 10305 | — |
| Cardiology PC | Syracuse | New York | 13210 | — |
| Southbay Cardiology | West Islip | New York | 11795 | — |
| Asheville Cardiology Associates | Asheville | North Carolina | 28803 | — |
| Sanger Clinic | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28202 | — |
| Carolina Heart Specialists | Gastonia | North Carolina | 28054 | — |
| Southeastern Heart and Vascular | Greensboro | North Carolina | 27403 | — |
| Hickory Cardiology | Hickory | North Carolina | 28602 | — |
| Carolina Cardiology Associates | High Point | North Carolina | 27262 | — |
| Heart Center of Eastern Carolina, | New Bern | North Carolina | 28562 | — |
| Heart Center of Eastern Carolina | New Bern | North Carolina | 28562 | — |
| Pinehurst Cardiology Consultants | Pinehurst | North Carolina | 28370 | — |
| Pinehurst Cardiology Consultants | Pinehurst | North Carolina | 28374 | — |
| Raleigh Cardiology | Raleigh | North Carolina | 27610 | — |
| Meritcare Medical Center | Fargo | North Dakota | 58122 | — |
| Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists | Akron | Ohio | 44301 | — |
| Muhammed H. Zahra | Cleveland | Ohio | 44125 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | — |
| Doctors Hospital Heart Failure Clinic | Columbus | Ohio | 43228 | — |
| Schuster Cardiology Associates | Kettering | Ohio | 45336 | — |
| The Heart Institute of Northwest Ohio | Lima | Ohio | 45801 | — |
| Bryce Morrice MD and Debra Heldman MD Inc | Newark | Ohio | 43055 | — |
| Cardiovascular Clinic, Inc. | Parma | Ohio | 44129 | — |
| North West Ohio Cardiology Consultants | Toledo | Ohio | 43615 | — |
| Abington Medical Specialists | Abington | Pennsylvania | 19001 | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | Pennsylvania | 17822 | — |
| Central Bucks Specialists, Ltd., | Doylestown | Pennsylvania | 18901 | — |
| Associated Cardiologists | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | 17103 | — |
| The Heart Group, Ltd | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | 17603 | — |
| Drexel University College of Medicine | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19129 | — |
| Cardiology Associates of Southeastern PA | Wynnewood | Pennsylvania | 19064 | — |
| York Hospital | York | Pennsylvania | 17403 | — |
| Blackstone Cardiology Associates | Pawtucket | Rhode Island | 02860 | — |
| Medical University of South | Charleston | South Carolina | 29406 | — |
| Upstate Cardiology | Greenville | South Carolina | 29605 | — |
| Cardiology Associates | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | 29572 | — |
| Cardiology Consultants, PA | Spartanburg | South Carolina | 29301 | — |
| Sumter Medical Consultants | Sumter | South Carolina | 29150 | — |
| Columbia Cardiology Consultants | West Columbia | South Carolina | 29204 | — |
| Sutherland Clinic | Germantown | Tennessee | 38119 | — |
| Dela Clinic | Lexington | Tennessee | 38351 | — |
| Heart Place North Arlington | Arlington | Texas | 75284 | — |
| University of Texas South Western Medical Center at Dallas | Dallas | Texas | 75201 | — |
| Comprehensive Heart Care, PA | Houston | Texas | 77024 | — |
| Cardiology Consultants of Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| Legacy Heart Center | Plano | Texas | 75024 | — |
| Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas | 78229 | — |
| Wilford Hall Medical Center | San Antonio | Texas | 78229 | — |
| Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants | Tyler | Texas | 75701 | — |
| University Associates in Cardiology | Burlington | Vermont | 05401 | — |
| Cardiology Associates of Lakeview | Fairfax | Virginia | 05454 | — |
| The Cardiovascular Group | Fairfax | Virginia | 22031 | — |
| Tidewater Heart Specialists, Inc., | Hampton | Virginia | 23666 | — |
| Cardiology Associates of Green Bay | Green Bay | Wisconsin | 54301 | — |
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