Patterns of antiplatelet use in patients with myocardial infarction and subsequent acute coronary syndrome events

Background: Antiplatelet drugs are important for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction (MI). Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the patterns of antiplatelet drug use in patients who had a MI and to evaluate the impact of subsequent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events on antiplatelet drug use in the Netherlands. Methods: A descriptive retrospective cohort study was conducted on 4719 patients in Utrecht Cardiovascular Pharmacogenetics studies, who had their first MI during 1986-2009. Medication use was assessed through the Dutch PHARMO Re... Mehr ...