CARDIOVASCULAR: Increased Use of Recommended Drugs Explains Improved Trends in Prognosis after Myocardial Infarction

Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Increased Use of Recommended Drugs Explains Improved Trends in Prognosis after Myocardial Infarction REFERENCE: Abstract 1018-148, American College of Cardiology New Orleans SOKO SETOGUCHI, Brigham And Women’s Hospital, Boston COMMENT: DOUGLAS ZIPES, University of Indiana, Indianapolis The increased adherence to recommendations and guidelines for drug therapy after myocardial infarction during the last ten years has led to hoped-for improvements in outcomes and prognosis among patients treated. This is the finding of a study presented to the ACC meeting in New Orleans by Soko Setoguchi who discussed her group’s findings with Peter Goodwin.