Journal article
Contemporary Trends in Evidence-based Treatment for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction recommend the routine use of 4 effective cardiac medications: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, aspirin, beta-blockers, and lipid-lowering agents. Limited data are available, however, about the contemporary and changing use of these therapies, particularly from a population-based perspective. The study describes differences in the use of these …
Authors
Fornasini M; Yarzebski J; Chiriboga D; Lessard D; Spencer FA; Aurigemma P; Gore JM; Goldberg RJ
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 123, No. 2, pp. 166–172
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.031
ISSN
0002-9343