SECONDARY PREVENTION PRACTICES AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN ALARGE CITY HOSPITAL

Authors
ELASY TA MEHLER PS
Citation
Ta. Elasy et Ps. Mehler, SECONDARY PREVENTION PRACTICES AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN ALARGE CITY HOSPITAL, The American journal of cardiology, 82(8), 1998, pp. 987
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
82
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)82:8<987:SPPAAM>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Novel approaches to treat cholesterol are needed to effectively manage post-myocardial infarction patients in a public hospital setting. Alt hough cardiologists were more likely to prescribe cholesterol-lowering agents than primary care practitioners, their impact on cholesterol r eduction was still negligible.