Cambios en los patrones de prescripción de medicamentos en el infarto agudo del miocardio: comparación de dos períodos / Changes in pharmacotherapy for acute myocardial infarction: comparison of 2 periods
Rev. méd. Chile
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129(5): 481-8, mayo 2001. tab, graf
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Pharmacotherapy of Chilean patients with acute myocardial infarction has been recorded in 37 hospitals since 1993.Aim:
to compare pharmacotherapy for acute myocardial infarction in the period 1993 to 1995 with the period 1997-1998. Patients andmethods:
Drug prescription during hospital stay was recorded in 2957 patients admitted to Chilean hospitals with an acute myocardial infarction in the period 1993-1995 and compared with that of 1981 subjects admitted in the period 1997-1998.Results:
When compared with the former period, in the lapse 1997-1998 there was an increase in the frequency of prescription of aspirin (93 and 96.1 percent respectively) ß blockers (37 and 55.2 percent respectively) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (32 and 53 percent). The prescription of thrombolytic therapy did not change (33 and 33.7 percent respectively). There was a reduction in the prescription of calcium antagonists and antiarrhythmic drugs.Conclusions:
During the period 1997-1998, the prescription of drugs with a potential to reduce the mortality of acute myocardial infarction, increased. The diffusion of guidelines for the management of this disease may have influenced this change
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Drug Prescriptions
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Aspirin
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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