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Myocardial infarction

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
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Prevention

Treat cardiac risk factors

Arrange for your patient to attend a structured secondary prevention programme. a

Why?

  • Patients who take part in a secondary prevention programme are less likely to be readmitted to hospital and are more likely to be prescribed lipid-lowering drugs, beta-blockers and antiplatelet agents. a

 

Expiry date: November 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball