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[Short-term evaluation of risk factor control and therapeutic prescription in secondary prevention of cardiovascular
C Ciria de Pablo1, A Pizarro Portillo, M A Moreno Palanco
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid. cciria2002@yahoo.es
Introduction:
Quantify risk factor control and compliance of present therapeutic recommendations in the two months following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or ischemic stroke.
Material And Methods:
Cross-sectional, descriptive study of risk factors and treatments prescribed on discharge after AMI or stroke.
Results:
A total of 68% of 122 patients (65.6% AMI; 22.1% women; mean age: 64.9), had controlled BP; 70.1% BMI < 30 kg/m2; 54.1% LDL-cholesterol < 100 mg/dl. Controlled BP (78.7% versus 50%) and adequate LDL-cholesterol (62.3% versus 20.5%) were greater after AMI than after stroke (p < 0.001). ACEI/ARA II prescribed after AMI: 30% (p < 0.001). After AMI, 26.2% without beta blocker (only 8.8% contraindicated). HbA1c < 7% in 55.5% of diabetics; BP control inferior to non-diabetics (p < 0.001).
Discussion:
Short term control of the risk factors after cardiovascular episode and prescription on hospital discharge are improvable, above all after a stroke.
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