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Open AccessLifeday coverage of oral anticoagulants and one-year relative survival in patients with atrial fibrillation: a population-based study in Estonia
Routine oral anticoagulation (OAC) is recommended for almost all high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation, yet registries show that OACs are still underused. Our aim was to study the lifeday coverage (LDC) ...
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Associations between elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin t and outcomes in patients with acute abdominal pain
The purpose of this study was to determine outcomes in patients presenting to emergency department (ED) with acute abdominal pain and suspected occult myocardial injury [OMI (high-sensitive cardiac troponin T,...
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Open AccessAdherence to recommendations for secondary prevention medications after myocardial infarction in Estonia: comparison of real-world data from 2004 to 2005 and 2017 to 2018
Relatively high rates of adherence to myocardial infarction (MI) secondary prevention medications have been reported, but register-based, objective real-world data is scarce. We aimed to analyse adherence to g...
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Open AccessImproved treatment and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction in Estonia: cross-sectional study from a high risk country
The aim of the study was to explore trends in short- and long-term mortality after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) over the period 2001─2011 in Estonian secondary and tertiary care hospit...
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Open AccessSex-specific outcomes of diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention: a register linkage study
The presence of diabetes mellitus poses a challenge in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We aimed to evaluate the sex-specific outcomes of diabetic and non-diabetic patients wit...
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Open AccessChanges in treatment and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in Estonian tertiary and secondary care hospitals in 2001 and 2007
High quality care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) improves patient outcomes. Still, AMI patients are treated in hospitals with unequal access to percutaneous coronary intervention. The study compares cha...
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Open AccessUse of evidence-based pharmacotherapy after myocardial infarction in Estonia
Mortality from cardiovascular disease in Estonia is among the highest in Europe. The reasons for this have not been clearly explained. Also, there are no studies available examining outpatient drug utilization...
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Maintenance therapy with zuclopenthixol decanoate: associations between plasma concentrations, neurological side effects and CYP2D6 genotype
Rationale. Several antipsychotic drugs are metabolised by the polymorphic cytochrome P 450 CYP2D6. The impact of the polymorphism on the plasma levels and the occurrence of side e...
