Optimal medical therapy at discharge in patients with acute coronary syndromes: temporal changes, characteristics, and 1-year outcome

AT Yan, RT Yan, M Tan, T Huynh, K Soghrati… - American heart …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the recent trend in the use of optimal evidence-
based medical therapies after acute coronary syndromes (ACSs). We sought to evaluate (1) …

Optimal medical therapy for non–ST-segment–elevation acute coronary syndromes: exploring why physicians do not prescribe evidence-based treatment and why …

AJ Bagnall, AT Yan, RT Yan, CH Lee… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in the highest risk categories are
least likely to receive evidence-based treatments (EBTs). We sought to determine why …

Evidence-based medication use among Chinese patients with acute coronary syndromes at the time of hospital discharge and 1 year after hospitalization: results from …

Y Bi, R Gao, A Patel, S Su, W Gao, D Hu, D Huang… - American heart …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease has emerged as a leading cause of death in
China. Although there is strong evidence for the use of antiplatelet, blood pressure …

Potential impact of evidence-based medicine in acute coronary syndromes: insights from GUSTO-IIb

KP Alexander, ED Peterson, CB Granger… - Journal of the American …, 1998 - jacc.org
Objectives. The purpose of this study to determine whether use of cardiac medications
reflects evidence-based recommendations for patients with non–ST elevation acute …

Trends in optimal medical therapy prescription and mortality after admission for acute coronary syndrome: a 9-year experience in a real-world setting

NPG Hoedemaker, P Damman… - European Heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Optimal medical therapy (OMT) is recommended in acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
patients. Few studies present temporal trends of OMT prescription and its impact on …

One-year outcome of patients after acute coronary syndromes (from the Canadian Acute Coronary Syndromes Registry)

AT Yan, M Tan, D Fitchett, CM Chow, RA Fowlis… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the management and outcome of fewer selected
patients with an acute coronary syndrome during hospitalization and up to 1 year after …

Suboptimal use of evidence-based medical therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry: prescription rate …

JH Lee, DH Yang, HS Park, Y Cho, MH Jeong… - American Heart …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Only limited data are available for the recent trend of optimal evidence-
based medical therapy at discharge after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Asia. We …

Predictors of early discontinuation of evidence-based medicine after acute coronary syndrome

C Melloni, KP Alexander, FS Ou, NMA LaPointe… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) improves outcomes after acute coronary syndromes
(ACS), yet patients often discontinue prescribed therapies after discharge. Although such …

Use of secondary prevention drug therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome after hospital discharge

HY Lee, CE Cooke, TA Robertson - Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, 2008 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome includes life-threatening clinical conditions
ranging from unstable angina to non-Q-wave myocardial infarction and Q-wave myocardial …

Effect of use of combination evidence-based medical therapy after acute coronary syndromes on long-term outcomes

R Lahoud, M Howe, SM Krishnan, S Zacharias… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Several medications have individually been shown to reduce mortality in patients with acute
coronary syndromes (ACS), but data on long-term outcomes related to the use of …