Adherence and persistence of optimal medical therapy after myocardial infarction in a low to middle income country

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Funding Acknowledgements

Type of funding sources: None.

Background

Adherence to medical therapy after myocardial infarction (MI) is a crucial part of patient care and indispensable for reaching clinical goals, however, data from low to middle income countries (LMIC) regarding adherence and persistence of optimal medical treatment (OMT) is scarce.

Purpose

To evaluate adherence and persistence to OMT after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a cohort of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a low to middle income country.

Methods

We conducted a survey study evaluating adherence and persistence of OMT after 6 months of the index event in patients with STEMI. Patients were surveyed via phone call using the simplified medication ad

SUBMITTER: Villalobos-Pedroza M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264094 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature