Prescription of regular aspirin in patients with chest pain referred to a cardiology outpatient clinic
| Autor: | M R Hargreaves, S Firoozan, J C Forfar |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Chest Pain medicine.medical_specialty Outpatient Clinics Hospital Infarction Chest pain Angina Pectoris Angina Internal medicine medicine Humans Outpatient clinic cardiovascular diseases Myocardial infarction Medical prescription Referral and Consultation General Environmental Science Aspirin business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Drug Utilization Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences Cardiology Service Hospital medicine.symptom Family Practice business Research Article medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 310:777-777 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.310.6982.777 |
| Popis: | Recent trials have established the prophylactic value of aspirin in patients with stable angina.1 2 In the United Kingdom an estimated 22000 new cases of angina pectoris present yearly, most of which are managed by general practitioners.3 Though the use of aspirin by general practitioners has been reported in suspected myocardial infarction and after established infarction, there has been no systematic study of aspirin use in patients with suspected stable angina. We report such a study. The study population consisted of patients referred by general practitioners to the cardiac clinic between March and June 1994. Basic demographic data, aspirin status, contraindications to aspirin, and conventional antianginal treatments … |
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