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. 2009 Jan 26;9:15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-15

Table 5.

In-hospital medical treatment in first 24 hours and at discharge*

95% CI**

Drugs N (%) Lower (%) Upper (%) Males (total %) Females (total %) % of patients
≤ 65 yrs
% of patients
≥ 65 yrs
≤ 24 hours***

ASS 92 (82%) 70.7 86.8 82% 83% 77% 87%

β-Blockers 72 (73%) 63.1 80.8 72% 75% 71% 74%


at discharge

ASS 95 (85%) 78.5 91.4 84% 86% 79% 90%

β-Blockers 99 (79%) 65.6 82.4 75% 88% 73% 85%

ACE Inhibitors/AR Blockers 78 (66%) 57.6 74.6 62% 75% 64% 68%

Lipid-lowering drugs 52 (43%) 34.4 52.2 35% 54% 47% 40%

* Patients with contraindications and missing values are excluded

** CI – confidential interval

*** Figure excludes patients who died during hospitalisation