Table 1

Efficacy of accepted coronary interventions and influenza vaccine in the prevention of myocardial infarction

Coronary interventionPreventionIntervention efficacy/effectiveness against acute myocardial infarction (%)
Smoking cessation4 23–25Secondary32–43
Statins38Secondary19–30
Antihypertensive drugs26–29 32Secondary17–25
Influenza vaccine5 9 18Secondary15–45