Changes in myocardial infarction guideline adherence as a function of patient risk: An end to paradoxical care?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1760-1765

  Motivala, Apurva A ^a   Cannon, Christopher P ^b   Srinivas, Vankeepuram S ^a   Dai, David ^c   Hernandez, Adrian F ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^c   Bhatt, Deepak L ^d   Fonarow, Gregg C ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

guideline adherence; interventional; management; myocardial infarction; paradox; risk; trends

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 80054751081     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.050     Document Type: Article

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