Secondary prevention practices after acute myocardial infarction in a large city hospital.
Novel approaches to treat cholesterol are needed to effectively manage post-myocardial infarction patients in a public hospital setting. Although cardiologists were more likely to prescribe cholesterol-lowering agents than primary care practitioners, their impact on cholesterol reduction was still negligible.
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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D003120:Colorado; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*