[Drug therapy of acute myocardial infarction and unstable coronary syndrome].
Questionnaires were sent to 61 Norwegian hospitals treating acute coronary syndromes, and 90% replied. Thrombolytic drug treatment is now the routine when the history of chest pain is short and ischemia appears in ECG. Use of glyceryl trinitrate and beta blocking drugs varies considerably, as does the use of oral anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors. Practice also varies in unstable angina. However, a combination of aspirin, intravenous nitrate, and betablockers is common. Several treatment regimens have an uncertain scientific foundation. The varying practice reflects international scientific debate.
Gjesdal
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Medisinsk avdeling, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
Aursnes
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D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009664:Norway; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D005996:Nitroglycerin