Statins Prescribed at Discharge for Heart Attack Patients



Statins Prescribed at Discharge for Heart Attack Patients

Introduction

Statins are a kind of medication prescription utilized to decrease the cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is a type of fat i.e. lipid which might builds up on the walls of artery, and produce heart blockage by occupying space in the artery and reduce the flow of blood. Statins in this case are useful as they prohibit the cholesterol formation and thus facilitate in lowering the cholesterol levels build up on the walls of artery. Patients having a history of heart attack in addition to high cholesterol levels can employ statins to reduce the chances for further heart attacks. High percentages of statins usage show that hospitals are ensuring a greater level of patient care.

Discussion

Recent demonstrations and experimentations show that statins are beneficial for female and male coronary patients of heart disease with an aging 80 or less years with their level of serum cholesterol in excess of 3.5 mmol/l on initial stage of cure. Furthermore evidence increasingly reinforces the belief that provision of drugs should be initially guaranteed at healthcare centers at the occurrence of coronary syndrome (Choudhry & Winkelmayer, 2008). Two randomized trials and four observational studies recommend that usage of these drugs will result in an increased compliance, moreover increased and improved outcomes will also be observed. Among one of these studies which was a program for improving quality focusing to implement secondary prophylactic treatment with increase prescription of utilization of statin drugs at discharge increased by 80% i.e. from a meager 6% to significantly higher 86% of patients of myocardial infarction and advice for better lifestyle. Rates of treatment after one year were about 10% and 91% accordingly (Aronson & Mutlak et al., 2008). This demonstrates the importance of treatment adherence in myocardial ...