Abstract
Secondary preventive drug treatment in patients aged > or =60 years with a history of myocardial infarction was investigated for age-dependent differences in time trends. Sixteen general practices in the Netherlands participated. Preventive treatment with at least three of four drugs (antithrombotics, statins, beta-blockers, and/or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) increased significantly over time in all three age strata of older patients. Although the greatest relative increase (2.2 times greater) took place in patients aged > or =80 years, these patients consistently had most room for improvement.
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Title | Time trends in preventive drug treatment after myocardial infarction in older patients. |
Date | January 1st, 2010 |
Issue name | The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners |
Issue number | v60.570:47-9 |
DOI | 10.3399/bjgp10X482103 |
PubMed | 20040168 |
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