Long-term hospital-based secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Despite established guidelines on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, practical implementation of treatment targets is deficient even in high-income countries. This study compared long-term hospital-based treatment with follow-up at primary health care regarding new cardiovascular events and achievement of treatment targets.

Methods

This randomized controlled trial at Sørlandet Hospital, Norway 2007-2021 included patients hospitalized due to myocardial infarction (n = 760) or after scheduled percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n = 677) or coronary artery bypass grafting (n = 103). Patients were randomized to hospital-based secondary preventive care with consultations 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after the index event and annual

SUBMITTER: Kaldal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679993 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature