Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies
The clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients reflects the burden of risk factors in the general population. Differences between incident (first) and recurrent (repeated) events and their impact on treatment are poorly described. We studied potential differences in the clinical...
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| author | Myftiu Sokol Sulo Enxhela Burazeri Genc Daka Bledar Sharka Ilir Shkoza Artan Sulo Gerhard |
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| description | The clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients reflects the burden of risk factors in the general population. Differences between incident (first) and recurrent (repeated) events and their impact on treatment are poorly described. We studied potential differences in the clinical profile and in-hospital treatment between patients hospitalised with an incident and recurrent AMI. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd28ae385d7b4966b5c24634cfabf0492022-12-21T19:22:02ZengSciendoSlovenian Journal of Public Health1854-24762017-10-0156423624310.1515/sjph-2017-0032sjph-2017-0032Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategiesMyftiu Sokol0Sulo Enxhela1Burazeri Genc2Daka Bledar3Sharka Ilir4Shkoza Artan5Sulo Gerhard6Department of Cardiology, University Hospital “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, AlbaniaUniversity of Bergen, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Kalfarveien31, Bergen 5018, NorwayMaastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of International Health, MaastrichtThe NetherlandsUniversity of Gothenburg, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, AlbaniaUniversity of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana, AlbaniaUniversity of Bergen, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Kalfarveien31, Bergen 5018, NorwayThe clinical profile of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients reflects the burden of risk factors in the general population. Differences between incident (first) and recurrent (repeated) events and their impact on treatment are poorly described. We studied potential differences in the clinical profile and in-hospital treatment between patients hospitalised with an incident and recurrent AMI.https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0032acute myocardial infarctionepidemiologyin-hospital treatmentpreventionalbaniaakutni miokardni infarktepidemiologijabolnišnično zdravljenjepreventivaalbanija |
| spellingShingle | Myftiu Sokol Sulo Enxhela Burazeri Genc Daka Bledar Sharka Ilir Shkoza Artan Sulo Gerhard Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies Slovenian Journal of Public Health acute myocardial infarction epidemiology in-hospital treatment prevention albania akutni miokardni infarkt epidemiologija bolnišnično zdravljenje preventiva albanija |
| title | Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| title_full | Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| title_fullStr | Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| title_short | Clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in Albania - a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| title_sort | clinical profile and management of patients with incident and recurrent acute myocardial infarction in albania a call for more focus on prevention strategies |
| topic | acute myocardial infarction epidemiology in-hospital treatment prevention albania akutni miokardni infarkt epidemiologija bolnišnično zdravljenje preventiva albanija |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0032 |
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