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Title: Use of early aspirin in suspected acute myocardial infarction by General Practitioners in Sri Lanka
Authors: Seneviratne, S.L.
Gunatilake, S.B.
de Silva, H.J.
Keywords: Aspirin-therapeutic use
Family Practice-standards
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Myocardial Infarction-drug therapy
Physician's Practice Patterns-standards
Primary Health Care-standards
Issue Date: 1997
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: International Journal of Cardiology. 1997; 58(2): pp.171-173
Abstract: Early low dose aspirin therapy is beneficial in myocardial infarction (MI). This study investigated the use of early aspirin therapy in patients with suspected MI by General Practitioners (GP). Patients with MI who were referred to our unit by GPs were studied to see whether aspirin therapy had been initiated before referral. A questionnaire was sent to GPs to test their attitudes and practices regarding early aspirin therapy in suspected MI. Our results indicate that few patients with MI had been given early aspirin therapy. Only a minority of GPs were aware of the benefits of early aspirin therapy in MI, and very few prescribed it. Even when it was prescribed, the dose and route of administration were wrong in most instances
Description: Indexed in MEDLINE
URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1330
ISSN: 0167-5273 (Print)
1874-1754 (Electronic)
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