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Secondary prevention after coronary events
Nurse led clinics can improve secondary prevention after coronary events
BMJ 2017; 356 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j1558 (Published 29 March 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;356:j1558
- Hasnain M Dalal, honorary clinical associate professor1,
- Jenny Wingham, senior clinical researcher2
- 1University of Exeter Medical School (Primary Care), Truro Campus, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Truro TR1 3HD, UK
- 2Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Truro TR1 3HD, UK
- hmdalal{at}doctors.net.uk
Minerva notes that the majority of patients with coronary heart disease in a recent Norwegian survey failed to achieve the targets for secondary prevention.1 The study indicates that the intervention was led and monitored in secondary care with no input from general practitioners. …
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