Nursing home residents who have had a heart attack benefit from taking three to four medications for secondary prevention, including drugs that target the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, antiplatelets, beta blockers and statins, according to a new study.
The mortality rate was markedly reduced at 90 days in these treated patients compared with residents who took only one medication in the study, which appears in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (