Table 2.

Initial Program Design Descriptions

	Hospital Espanol de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina	Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Tampa General Hospital/USF – Tampa, Florida, United States	St Elizabeth Healthcare, Covington, Kentucky United States
Patient population focus	Secondary prevention	Secondary prevention	Primary and secondary prevention	Secondary prevention
Referral source	Patients hospitalized with CAD, other cardiology programs, nephrology, community referrals and screening	Patients identified from existing hypertension center panel with hospital insurance plan coverage	Internal cardiology referrals; focus on interventional cardiology post-ACS, PCI, and CABG External referrals from primary care providers with focus on CT plaque characterization for early disease detection	High-risk patients from cardiometabolic physician’s existing patient panel
Clinic staffing	Cardiologist and internal medicine resident with referrals as indicated	Cardiologist, endocrinologist, nutrition, and cardiology technician with referrals as indicated	Cardiologist, APP, and RN coordinator, with referrals as indicated	Cardiologist, APP, MA, and pharmacist, with referrals as indicated
Planned visit cadence (varies with patient needs)	0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks; 12, 18, 24, and 36 months	0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks, and 12 and 18 months	0, 6, 12, and 24 weeks, and 12 and 18 months	0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks, and 12 and 18 months

ACS = acute coronary syndrome; APP = advanced practice provider; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CAD = cardiovascular disease; CT = computed tomography; MA = medical assistant; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; RN = registered nurse.