Beyond secondary prevention drugs: Added benefit in survival and events of a healthy lifestyle in patients after an acute coronary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the added clinical benefit of a healthy lifestyle following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our study seeks to answer the question: Is adherence to medical therapy sufficient or a healthy lifestyle provides additional improvement?.

Methods

This is a prospective observational multi-center study of 685 ACS patients. At 6 months patients were asked about their post-ACS lifestyle and were given a score (range: 0-7) with the following items: Intake of ≥3 fruits and vegetables/day, ≥2 fish servings/week, ≤7 alcohol beverages/week, feeling stress ResultsAfte

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature