title: [The use of acetylsalicylic acid in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy cared for in Spanish emergency services (results of the EVICURE Study). Evaluacion del Manejo de la cardiopatia isquemica en los Servicios de Urgencias Hospitalarios of the Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES)].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acetyl salicylic acid is a drug with demonstrated effectiveness in ischemic cardiomyopathy. The objective of our study was to know the use of this drug in the emergency services of Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The EVICURE study analyzes the use of acetyl salicylic acid in 35 emergency services of Spanish hospitals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  2,168 patients were studied. Of the 473 patients with stable angina, 9.2% received acetyl salicylic acid before going to the hospital and 90,7% at the arrival to the hospital, of 1,067 with unstable angina 13% received acetyl salicylic acid before the arrival to the hospital and 56% at the arrival to the hospital. Of 600 patients affected of myocardial infarction only 17% received acetyl salicylic acid before the arrival to the hospital and 59.8% received this drug in the emergency room.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of acetyl salicylic acid in patients affected of ischemic cardiopathy assisted in the emergency services of Spain is improperly low.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Epelde
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garca-Castrillo Riesgo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loma-Osorio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verdier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Recuerda Martnez
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005392:First Aid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D001241:Aspirin
vernacular_title: Utilizacin del cido acetilsaliclico en pacientes con cardiopata isquemica atendidos en los servicios de urgencias espaoles (resultados del estudio EVICURE).