Trends and variations in the prescribing of secondary preventative cardiovascular therapies for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Venkatason, Padmaa, Zaharan, Nur Lisa, Ismail, Muhammad Dzafir, Wan Ahmad, Wan Azman, Mahmood Zuhdi, Ahmad Syadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20423/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-018-2451-3

Purpose: Information is lacking on prescribing of preventative cardiovascular pharmacotherapies for patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in the Asian region. This study examined the prescribing rate of these pharmacotherapies, comparing NSTEMI to STEMI, and variations across...