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Table 45.10

Discharge Checklist after Myocardial Infarction

  • Aspirin 75 mg daily lifelong
  • Clopidogrel 75 mg daily for 12 months (or prasugrel/ticagrelor)
  • Beta blocker unless contraindicated
  • ACE-inhibitor if there has been clinical heart failure or LVEF is <40%
  • High-dose statin (e.g. atorvastatin 80 mg daily)
  • Advice on smoking cessation, diet, lifestyle and work
  • Exercise rehabilitation arranged
  • Echocardiography done
  • Testing for inducible myocardial ischaemia done, or arranged if not fully revascularized