title: Use of lipid-lowering medication in patients with acute myocardial infarction (Worcester Heart Attack Study).
abstract: As part of a population-based longitudinal study, we examined the use of lipid-lowering medication in 3,824 patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in the Worcester, Massachusetts metropolitan area between 1986 and 1993. The rate of utilization of lipid-lowering medication either before (1.8%) or during hospitalization (1.9%) for acute myocardial infarction was low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Ockene
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yarzebski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Savageau
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016015:Logistic Models; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents