Table 5: Medication use at presentation, discharge and follow-up
MedicationPrior to presentation;
no. (%) of patients
At time of discharge;*
no. (%) of patients
At 90 d post-MI;†
no. (%) of patients
n = 2181n = 2043n = 1839
ACE + ARB inhibitor 636 (29.2)1740 (85.2)1431 (77.8)
Statin 552 (25.3)1878 (91.9)1585 (86.2)
ASA 445 (20.4)1957 (95.8)1622 (88.2)
ACE inhibitor 435 (19.9)1622 (79.4)1308 (71.1)
β-Blocker 343 (15.7)1743 (85.3)1396 (75.9)
ARB inhibitor215 (9.9)125 (6.1)143 (7.8)
Clopidogrel106 (4.9)1688 (82.6)1415 (76.9)
Warfarin 43 (2.0)133 (6.5) 94 (5.1)

Note: ACE = angiotensin-converting-enzyme, ARB = angiotensin II receptor blocker, ASA = acetylsalicylic acid, MI = myocardial infarction.
*Data exclude patients who died prior to treatment and those already admitted when the STEMI occurred.
†Data exclude patients who died or were lost to follow-up.