Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Oct 2020
Mortality in patients after acute myocardial infarction managed by cardiologists and primary care physicians: a systematic review.
Mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains high despite of progress in invasive and noninvasive treatments. ⋯ Patients after AMI consulted by both a cardiologist and a GP may be at lower risk of death compared with patients consulted by a GP or a cardiologist only. However, these findings are based on moderate‑quality nonrandomized studies. We found no evidence on the relation between the specialization of the physician and the risk of cardiovascular death, stroke, or myocardial infarction in AMI survivors.