Cardiovascular medication use among men and women during rehabilitation after first myocardial infarction. Findings of an 18 months follow-up study

Purpose: To examine possible gender differences in the long-term use of cardiovascular drugs after first acute myocardial infarction, taking into account the individual risk factor profile at entry into in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation. Methods: Study subjects were 309 men and 201 women, aged 30 to 75, who were admitted to a cardiac rehabilitation clinic in Bavaria about 3 weeks after first acute myocardial infarction. Drug prescription was recorded at discharge from acute coronary care and at the end of the 3 to 4 weeks of in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation. Regular drug use 18 months after discharge from the…