Background: Postdischarge use of evidence-based drug therapies has been proposed as a
measure of quality of care for myocardial infarction patients. We examined trends in the use …

Background: In an accompanying article, we report moderate between-hospital variation in
the postdischarge use of β-blockers, angiotensin-modifying drugs and statins by elderly …

Guidelines for post–myocardial infarction (MI) management emphasize treatment with
statins, β blockers (BBs), and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or …

Even though guidelines strongly recommend that patients receive a statin for secondary
prevention after an acute myocardial infarction (MI), many elderly patients do not fill a statin …

Objectives: We sought to assess the relationship between increasing use of cardiovascular
medications and trends in long-term prognosis after myocardial infarction (MI) in the elderly …

Background Patients with coronary heart disease are recommended to use statins following
hospital discharge. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common complication of …

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of statins of different treatment intensity used to treat
elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in typical care settings. Design …

PURPOSE: Older patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended medical
therapies during acute myocardial infarction. However, it is unclear whether the lower rates …

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 …

The use of, factors associated with, and long-term outcomes related to statin therapy in
patients with acute coronary syndromes and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels< 100 mg/dl …