Pharmaceutical care for patients with acute myocardial infarction in Hungary

Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References Objective: To obtain information on the main causes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the background needs to be analysed.  Our aim was to identify those pharmaceutical aspects of this polymorbidity where the pharmacist can contribute.  Previous and more recent European and Hungarian studies show similar results: cardiovascular (CV) death is still the leading cause of mortality.  The quality of life is much lower and life expectancy is shorter in the population of Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county which we investigated, compared to the whole of the country.  After pharmaceutical care has been defined, its role should be established. Methods: A retrospective hospital-based survey was carried out.  Medical records of 659 patients treated for myocardial infarction at the 1st Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County Hospital and University Hospital were analysed.  Data were obtained using the ...
Source: NeLM - Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Source Type: news