PMID: 2104171May 1, 1990Paper

Acute myocardial infarct: the problems after discharge in primary care

Atencion primaria
E Juncadella GarcíaN Maymó Pijoan

Abstract

The patients with acute myocardial infarction raise important problems to the primary health care professionals after hospital discharge. We report six patients covering a wide range of problems related with their control ant therapy: from the asymptomatic infarction discovered during a blood pressure control to patients with cardiac failure, postinfarction angina and arrhythmias. Psychosocial problems are also considered. There is a need to encourage secondary prevention activities in these patients, suppressing and/or controlling the existing risk factors.

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly due to stroke and thromboembolism. Here is the latest research.

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmias are abnormalities in heart rhythms, which can be either too fast or too slow. They can result from abnormalities of the initiation of an impulse or impulse conduction or a combination of both. Here is the latest research on arrhythmias.