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Long-term secondary prevention of acute myocardial infarction (SEPAT) – guidelines adherence and outcome

Authors :
Ergatoudes, Constantinos
Thunström, Erik
Rosengren, Annika
Björck, Lena
Bengtsson Boström, Kristina
Falk, Kristin
Fu, Michael
Source :
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
BioMed Central, 2016.

Abstract

Background A number of registry studies have reported suboptimal adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular prevention during the first year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, only a few studies have addressed long-term secondary prevention after AMI. This study evaluates prevention guideline adherence and outcome of guideline-directed secondary prevention in patients surviving 2 years after AMI. Methods Patients aged 18–85 years at the time of their index AMI were consecutively identified from hospital discharge records between July 2010 and December 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden. All patients who agreed to participate in the study (16.2%) were invited for a structured interview, physical examinations and laboratory analysis 2 years after AMI. Guideline-directed secondary preventive goals were defined as optimally controlled blood pressure, serum cholesterol, glucose, regular physical activity, smoking cessation and pharmacological treatment. Results The mean age of the study cohort (n = 200) at the index AMI was 63.0 ± 9.7 years, 79% were men. Only 3.5% of the cohort achieved all six guideline-directed secondary preventive goals 2 years after infarction. LDL

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712261
Volume :
16
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Accession number :
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