ACEI or ARB for LVSD

Percent of heart attack patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), where the heart doesn’t pump enough blood thourhoug the body and no medical reason not to take either angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) (medications that help to relax the blood vessels) who were prescribed an ACEI or an ARB at hospital discharge. (Source: CMS)

NOTE: Use caution when drawing conclusions when the sample size is small (generally considered 25 cases or less).