Use of lipid-lowering medication in patients with acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study)

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作者
Goldberg, RJ
Ockene, IS
Yarzebski, J
Savageau, J
Gore, JM
机构
[1] Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Univ. of Massachusetts Med. School, Worcester, MA
[2] Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Univ. of Massachusetts Med. School, Worcester, MA 01655, 55 Lake Avenue, North
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00051-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
As part of a population-based longitudinal study, eve examined the use of lipid-lowering medication in 3,824 patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in the Worcester, Massachusetts metropolitan area between 1986 and 1993, The rate of utilization of lipid-lowering medication either before (1.8%) or during hospitalization (1.9%) for acute myocardial infarction was low.
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