Six-month effects of early treatment with lisinopril and transdermal glyceryl trinitrate singly and together withdrawn six weeks atter acute myocardial infarction: The GISSI-3 trial

OBJECTIVES: This 6-month follow-up analysis sought to assess whether the early reduction of mortality obtained with a 6-week treatment course of lisinopril or glyceryl trinitrate, or both, in unselected patients with acute myocardial infarction outlasts therapy and is still present after 6 months. The primary outcome of the 6-month follow-up was the combined end point of mortality and severe left ventricular dysfunction. BACKGROUND: The …