Use of evidence-based therapy for the secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes in Malaysian practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 658-663

  Kassab, Yaman Walid ^a   Hassan, Yahaya ^b   Abd Aziz, Noorizan ^b   Akram, Hadeer ^a   Ismail, Omar ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndromes; evidence based pharmacotherapy; secondary prevention; utilization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; BISOPROLOL; CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; CLOPIDOGREL; GEMFIBROZIL; INSULIN; IRBESARTAN; LOSARTAN; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; MEVINOLIN; PERINDOPRIL; SIMVASTATIN; SULFONYLUREA; TELMISARTAN; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES; EVIDENCE-BASED PHARMACOTHERAPY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UTILIZATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84881168159     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01894.x     Document Type: Article

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