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Secondary Prevention after Myocardial Infarction: What to Do and Where to Do It
- Source :
- Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 6, p 210 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- IMR Press, 2022.
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Abstract
- Acute myocardial infarction is a manifestation of atherosclerosis which may be fatal. In-hospital and short-term mortality rates after an acute myocardial infarction have declined in the past few decades. However, although long-term mortality has decreased, it remains unacceptably high. This review paper summarises the non-pharmacological interventions (smoking cessation, physical activity, nutrition, and psychosocial intervention) and pharmacological approaches (antiplatelet and lipid-lowering therapy, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, beta-blockers, and glucose-lowering drugs) to secondary prevention after a myocardial infarction. The provision of secondary prevention services is established through cardiac rehabilitation, which consists of several discussed components. Finally, we discuss the quality indicators for long-term care after an acute myocardial infarction.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15306550
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0d97f9a56bba4de1bfed173db03c5ead
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2306210