Aldosterone Antagonists in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with Low Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: a Retrospective Study at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Chandra Mani Adhikari,Sujeeb Rajbhandari,Dipanker Prajapati,Nagma Shrestha,Bibek Baniya,Amrit Bogati,Prakash Gurung,Suman Thapaliya

Aldosterone Antagonists in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with Low Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: a Retrospective Study at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2015

Chandra Mani Adhikari
Sujeeb Rajbhandari
Dipanker Prajapati
Nagma Shrestha
Bibek Baniya
Amrit Bogati
Prakash Gurung
Suman Thapaliya

Background: Aldosterone antagonists (AA) improve survival in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) „T40% ,with either clinical heart failure or diabetes mellitus. Our aim was to assess the adherence of AA use in Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Keywords:

Aldosterone
ST elevation
Retrospective cohort study
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Myocardial infarction
Ejection fraction
Shahid
Medicine
Medical record
Diabetes mellitus
Contraindication
Heart failure

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