title: Improving Quality of Cardiac Care: A Global Mandate.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Electronic address: scs@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Sidney C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States.
authors.forename: Gregg C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fonarow
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Ileana L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Piña
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taubert
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement