Research Article

[Retracted] Passive Prescription of Secondary Prevention Medical Therapy during Index Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction Is Prevalent and Associated with Adverse Clinical Outcomes

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and intervention therapy of active and passive prescription patterns.

Prescription PatternAspirin valueClopidogrel valueBeta-blocker valueACEI/ARBs valueStatins value
ActivePassiveActivePassiveActivePassiveActivePassiveActivePassive

Number65230754216392249393215545219
Demographics
 Age, mean (SD)66.2 ± 12.773.4 ± 1.3<0.00164.7 ± 11.866.0 ± 14.40.65766.5 ± 13.370.9 ± 11.3<0.00167.8 ± 13.370.2 ± 11.20.01866.2 ± 12.870.1 ± 11.2<0.001
 Male, no. (%)71.961.60.00175.587.50.26870.960.60.00773.563.30.00872.863.90.015
 Smoker, no. (%)51.742.00.00554.156.20.86250.339.80.00953.743.70.01953.245.20.045
Medical histories, no. (%)
 MI2.529.0<0.0017.943.8<0.0013.121.7<0.0016.621.4<0.0013.127.4<0.001
 PVD0.93.30.0080.612.5<0.0011.31.60.7291.82.30.6450.63.20.004
 Stroke2.022.5<0.0015.025.0-0.0017.411.20.0955.614.0<0.0014.216.0<0.001
 Diabetes mellitus26.849.8<0.00128.243.80.17629.348.6<0.00126.258.6<0.00126.248.4<0.001
 Hypertension52.073.3<0.00154.643.80.39054.881.5<0.00154.281.4<0.00153.671.2<0.001
 Hyperlipidemia21.934.5<0.00125.318.80.55323.034.50.00121.634.9<0.00116.557.5<0.001
 CRF4.320.2<0.0015.46.20.8755.619.7<0.0013.615.3<0.0014.218.7<0.001
 CHF2.819.5<0.0013.925.0<0.0014.614.1<0.0015.115.8<0.0015.013.7<0.001
Physical characteristics at admission
 Heart rate (bpm), mean (SD)79.7 ± 20.985.6 ± 21.6<0.00179.1 ± 19.096.2 ± 23.90.00284.2 ± 20.181.9 ± 21.00.18682.4 ± 22.483.8 ± 20.90.48680.6 ± 20.383.1 ± 21.40.139
 SBP (mmHg), mean (SD)141.6 ± 30.1148.5 ± 33.00.00329.2 ± 1.330.7 ± 8.50.580147.3 ± 28.1150.6 ± 33.10.196145.1 ± 30.2151.4 ± 33.90.028144.3 ± 29.8145.7 ± 35.20.583
 LVEF(%), mean (SD)51.6 ± 12.149.2 ± 13.90.03911.7 ± 0.617.8 ± 6.70.22411.7 ± 0.7013.2 ± 1.00.41850.1 ± 12.451.2 ± 13.90.41651.0 ± 12.250.5 ± 13.80.639
 Killip class III–IV, no. (%)8.111.70.0735.76.20.9287.19.80.2526.211.40.015
 STEMI, no. (%)50.622.8<0.00151.725.00.03642.929.70.00150.630.2<0.00151.028.3<0.001
Laboratory results, mean (SD)
Serum LDL (mmol/L)3.1 ± 1.02.4 ± 1.0<0.0013.0 ± 1.01.8 ± 0.8<0.0013.1 ± 1.02.6 ± 1.1<0.0012.9 ± 1.02.6 ± 1.0<0.0013.2 ± 1.02.4 ± 1.1<0.001
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m265.2 ± 25.349.6 ± 13.9<0.00164.9 ± 21.872.5 ± 35.30.40865.1 ± 22.950.6 ± 26.5<0.00151.3 ± 25.950.1 ± 12.4<0.00165.4 ± 25.052.6 ± 26.1<0.001

In-hospital treatment
PCI, no. (%)63.338.8<0.00189.156.2<0.00161.045.4<0.00160.847.00.00165.548.9<0.001