Efficacy of In-Hospital Multidimensional Interventions of Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Reto Auer,
Jacques Gaume,
Nicolas Rodondi,
Jacques Cornuz,
William A. Ghali
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.748095
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , acute coronary syndrome , emergency medicine , relative risk , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
Secondary prevention programs for patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome have been shown to be effective in the outpatient setting. The efficacy of in-hospital prevention interventions administered soon after acute cardiac events is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether in-hospital, patient-level interventions targeting multiple cardiovascular risk factors reduce all-cause mortality after an acute coronary syndrome.
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