[Risk-adjusted prevention post-MI].
A recent clinical registry with 96 participating hospitals specialized in cardiological rehabilitation provided data from 47,324 patients. Registry data showed a significant reduction of risk factors over time. The incidence of systolic hypertension, for example, was reduced from 44.6 to 16.9%. In addition, clinical rehabilitation raised awareness of AMI survivors for individual risk factors, thus providing the basis for a lifestyle change that allows an improved long-term outcome.
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Abteilung für Kardiologie, Klinik am See, Seebad 84, 15562 Rüdersdorf, Germany.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome