Cardiovascular medications taken by patients agedor=70 years hospitalized for acute coronary syndromes before hospitalization and at hospital discharge

Autor: Stephen Woodworth, Srinivas Koneru, Wilbert S. Aronow, Devraj Nayak, Anthony L. Pucillo
Rok vydání: 2002
Předmět:
Zdroj: Preventive cardiology. 5(4)
ISSN: 1520-037X
Popis: A prospective study was performed in 177 patients, mean age 78+/-6 years, hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes. Obstructive coronary artery disease was documented by coronary angiography in 154 of 177 patients (87%). Coronary revascularization was performed in 96 of 177 patients (54%). Five of 177 patients (3%) died during hospitalization. Compared to use before hospitalization, at hospital discharge the use of aspirin increased from 43% to 84% (p
Databáze: OpenAIRE