title: [Pharmacotherapy following myocardial infarction].
abstract: Early reperfusion is the treatment of choice for acute coronary syndrome. In the Czech Republic, reperfusion therapy is well accessible thanks to the network of 22 catheterization centres. Every year, 28,000 patients are treated using this technique. Successful reperfusion should be followed by life style changes--smoking cessation, maintenance of appropriate body weight etc. These steps than has to be accompanied by effective pharmacotherapy to prevent remodelling of the left ventricle, re-stenosis of the coronary artery, re-thrombosis and arrhythmias. Four drug groups provide the desired effects--renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers, beta-blockers, antiplatelet agents and statins.
authors.affiliation: I. interní kardio-angjologická klinika Lékarské fakulty MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno. lenka.spinarova@fnusa.cz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spinarová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spinar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vítovec
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors