Quality indicators for acute cardiovascular diseases: a scoping review

Table 1 Summary of publications

No	Author	Year	Country/region	Review process	Consensus-making process	No. of QIs
Acute coronary syndrome
1	Schiele et al. [11]	2021	Europe	Review	Modified Delphi method	26
2	Aeyels et al. [19]	2018	Belgium	Systematic review^a	Delphi method	25
3	Jneid et al. [20]	2017	United States	Review	Defined by AHA guideline	17
4	Quraishi et al. [21]	2016	Canada	Review	Expert panel consensus	4
5	McNamara et al. [22]	2015	International	Review	Modified Delphi method	15
6	NICE (government agency) [23]	2014	United Kingdom	Review	Defined by NICE guideline	6
7	Sun et al. [24]	2011	China	Review	Modified Delphi method	23
8	Peña et al. [25]	2010	United States	Review	Modified Delphi method	10
9	Tu et al. [26]	2008	Canada	Systematic review^a	Modified Delphi method	25
10	Watson et al. [27]	2007	United States	Review	Expert panel consensus	13
11	Idänpään-Heikkilä et al. [28]	2006	International	Review	Modified Delphi method	4
12	Tran et al. [29]	2003	Canada	Review	Modified Delphi method	23
Acute heart failure
1	Heidenreich et al. [12]	2020	United States	Review	Defined by AHA guideline	8
2	McKelvie et al. [30]	2016	Canada	Review	Defined by CCS guideline	6
3	Heidenreich et al. [31]	2007	United States	Review	Expert panel consensus	11
4	Idänpään-Heikkilä et al. [28]	2006	International	Review	Modified Delphi method	3
5	Lee et al. [32]	2003	Canada	Review	Modified Delphi method	29
Acute aortic dissection
1	Hassan et al. [33]	2021	Canada	Systematic review^a	Expert panel consensus	11
2	Yamaguchi et al. [34]	2020	Japan	Systematic review^a	Delphi method	9

QI quality indicator, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, AHA American Heart Association, CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society
^aA systematic review was defined as a review that included a search strategy

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