Journal article
Decade-long changes in the use of combination evidence–based medical therapy at discharge for patients surviving acute myocardial infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Current practice guidelines suggest routine use of several effective cardiac medications in hospital survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The objectives of our population-based study were to describe decade-long trends (1990-2001) in the use of aspirin, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, lipid-lowering agents, and combinations thereof, in patients discharged from all metropolitan Worcester (Mass) …
Authors
Spencer FA; Lessard D; Yarzebski J; Gore JM; Goldberg RJ
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 150, No. 4, pp. 838–844
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2004.11.005
ISSN
0002-8703