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EURO PEAN SO CIETY O F CARDIOLOGY ®
Original scientific paper
Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: Drug adherence, treatment goals, and predictors of health lifestyle habits. The BLITZ-4 Registry
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 0(00) 1–9 ! The European Society of Cardiology 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/2047487314561876 ejpc.sagepub.com
Stefano Urbinati1, Zoran Olivari2, Lucio Gonzini3, Stefano Savonitto4, Rosario Farina5, Maurizio Del Pinto6, Alberto Valbusa7, Giuseppe Fantini8, Alessandra Mazzoni9 and Aldo P Maggioni3, for the BLITZ-4 Investigators*
Abstract Background: To describe drug adherence and treatment goals, and to identify the independent predictors of smoking persistence and unsatisfactory lifestyle habits six months after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results: 11,706 patients with AMI (30% female, mean age 68 years) were enrolled in 163 large-volume coronary care units (CCUs). At six months, drug adherence was 90%, while blood pressure (BP)
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[1–9] [PREPRINTER stage]
EURO PEAN SO CIETY O F CARDIOLOGY ®
Original scientific paper
Secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: Drug adherence, treatment goals, and predictors of health lifestyle habits. The BLITZ-4 Registry
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 0(00) 1–9 ! The European Society of Cardiology 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/2047487314561876 ejpc.sagepub.com
Stefano Urbinati1, Zoran Olivari2, Lucio Gonzini3, Stefano Savonitto4, Rosario Farina5, Maurizio Del Pinto6, Alberto Valbusa7, Giuseppe Fantini8, Alessandra Mazzoni9 and Aldo P Maggioni3, for the BLITZ-4 Investigators*
Abstract Background: To describe drug adherence and treatment goals, and to identify the independent predictors of smoking persistence and unsatisfactory lifestyle habits six months after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results: 11,706 patients with AMI (30% female, mean age 68 years) were enrolled in 163 large-volume coronary care units (CCUs). At six months, drug adherence was 90%, while blood pressure (BP)
