PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Drugs to prevent relapse after myocardial infarction
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.20.13.49
DP  - 1982 Jun 25
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 49--52
VI  - 20
IP  - 13
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/20/13/49.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/20/13/49.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1982 Jun 25; 20
AB  - About a quarter of the patients who leave hospital following an acute myocardial infarction either die or reinfarct within two years. Many drugs have been tested with a view to reducing this figure; this article discusses the use of β-blockers, anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents and drugs that lower plasma lipids.