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ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE
In the GRACE registry, of 13 830 patients, discontinuation of treatment was observed at six month follow up in 8% of those taking aspirin on discharge, 12% of those taking ß blockers, 20% of those taking angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and 13% of those taking statins. The reasons for this were not clear. Patients with hypertension were more likely than others to discontinue statins, while cardiologists appeared to get better compliance, at least for aspirin treatment.
Eagle KA, Kline-Rogers E, Goodman SG, Gurfinkel EP, Avezum A, Flather MD, Granger CB, Erickson S, White K, Gabriel Steg P. Adherence to evidence-based therapies after discharge for acute coronary syndromes: an ongoing prospective, observational study. Am J Med 2004;117:73–81.[CrossRef][Medline]
Dobutamine stress technetium 99m (99mTc)-sestamibi SPECT and dobutamine stress echocardiography were undertaken in 301 patients who were unable to perform exercise tests. Outcomes during a
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