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21563433

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Suppl 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are the most frequent cause of hospitalization in intensive cardiac care units and are associated with a high risk of early complications. As a consequence, medical attention and healthcare are mainly directed towards the treatment of the acute phase of ACS, when the risk is higher. However, the risk associated with ACS is not simply confined to the hospitalization period, but may persist for months or years because of the frequent recurrence of ischemic events and related outcomes. Although more aggressive invasive strategies and powerful therapies with anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents have strongly improved the acute prognosis of ACS, the prognosis still remains unfavorable. Notwithstanding this, cardiologists mostly focus on the acute phase of ACS, while adopting a less aggressive approach after patient discharge and during outpatient follow-up. However, secondary prevention measures are as important as acute therapy and should be largely applied, including accurate estimation of the residual risk for the individual patient, appropriate implementation of secondary prevention, and close monitoring of adherence to suggested treatments, such as dual antiplatelet therapy. In conclusion, adherence to therapy is a clinically relevant factor, and efforts towards its improvement should be actively pursued. Moreover, appropriate prescriptions may stimulate therapy adherence with favorable effects, resulting in better clinical outcomes and healthcare cost containment. This holds particularly true for patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous revascularization.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1827-6806
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3S-14S
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
[Double antiaggregant therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angioplasty revascularization. Pending clinical problems and effects of therapy non-compliance].
pubmed:affiliation
U.O. di Cardiologia, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna. gianni.casella@alice.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract