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Cardioprotective drug therapy

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All patients who have had an acute MI should be offered treatment with a combination of the following drugs:

  • angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
  • dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus a second antiplatelet) unless they have a separate indication for anticoagulation (see the section on antiplatelet therapy for people with an ongoing separate indication for anticoagulation)
  • beta-blocker
  • statin

Reference:

  1. NICE (2020). Acute coronary syndromes.

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