What after a myocardial infarction? Exponentiation of our knowledge. Satellite session by Berlin-Chemie/Menarini. Congress of the Polish Cardiac Society 2020 Meeting Proceedings

Abstract

In the 21st century, preventive measures are obvious and widespread. They apply to virtually every branch of medicine, particularly to cardiology. A healthy, balanced diet, maintaining proper body weight, and regular physical exercise – a so-called primary prophylaxis – significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, if the development of atherosclerosis cannot be prevented and the patient develops acute coronary syndrome, secondary prophylaxis should be introduced. In this group, in addition to constantly encouraging and motivating people to live a healthy lifestyle, it becomes necessary to implement appropriate, targeted pharmacotherapy. Selecting the right set of medications for such patients improves not only long-term prognosis but also the quality of life, without causing side effects. In some cases, however, even the best secondary prophylaxis will not prevent the patient from developing the complication of symptomatic heart failure. Even then, prophylaxis should be applied, by implementing a well-tolerated diuretic, which taken regularly, allows to reduce the number of hospitalizations due to heart failure.