Table 3.
Utilization of Medical Therapies at discharge and at 1 year (by MPG)
| Discharge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG 0/1 (N=30) | MPG 2/3 (N=109) | p-value | |||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Aspirin | 29 | 96.7 | 108 | 99.1 | 0.39 |
| Thienopyridines (clopidogrel or ticlopidine) | 30 | 100.0 | 108 | 99.1 | 1.00 |
| Aspirin or thienopyridine | 30 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | NA |
| Aspirin plus thienopyridine | 29 | 96.7 | 107 | 98.2 | 0.52 |
| Warfarin | 5 | 16.7 | 4 | 3.7 | 0.02 |
| One or more of ASA, warfarin, thienopyridine | 30 | 100.0 | 109 | 100.0 | NA |
| Two or more of ASA, warfarin, thienopyridine | 30 | 100.0 | 107 | 98.2 | 1.00 |
| B-blocker | 28 | 93.3 | 97 | 89.0 | 0.73 |
| ACE inhibitor or ARB | 29 | 96.7 | 94 | 86.2 | 0.19 |
| Spironolactone | 4 | 13.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.02 |
| Lipid lowering agent | 28 | 93.3 | 92 | 84.4 | 0.37 |
| 1 year | |||||
| 1 Year MPG 0 or 1 (N=29) | 1 Year MPG 2 or 3 (N=106) | p-value | |||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Aspirin | 28 | 96.6 | 100 | 94.3 | 1.00 |
| Thienopyridine (clopidogrel)* | 9 | 31.0 | 29 | 27.4 | 0.70 |
| Aspirin or thienopyridine | 28 | 96.6 | 103 | 97.2 | 1.00 |
| Aspirin plus thienopyridine | 9 | 31.0 | 26 | 24.5 | 0.48 |
| B-blocker | 28 | 96.6 | 89 | 84.0 | 0.12 |
| ACE inhibitor or ARB | 28 | 96.6 | 92 | 86.8 | 0.19 |
| Spironolactone | 4 | 13.8 | 6 | 5.7 | 0.22 |
| Lipid lowering agent | 28 | 96.6 | 93 | 87.7 | 0.30 |