Outpatient management of survivors of acute coronary syndromes.
More patients are both suffering and surviving acute coronary syndromes. After hospital discharge, a host of interventions, including medications, therapeutic lifestyle changes, revascularization, and electrophysiologic devices improve quality of life and survival. Evidence-based management requires the general internist to have a working knowledge of these interventions and to identify patients whose outcomes would benefit from subspecialty referral.
Geraci
Stephen A
SA
Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Miss, USA. stephen.geraci@va.gov
Stubbs
Nancy D
ND
D000208:Acute Disease; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010045:Outpatients; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D017741:Survivors