MI: secondary prevention

Secondary prevention in primary and secondary care for patients following a myocardial infarction

Summary

This guideline contains recommendations on secondary prevention for patients in primary and secondary care after an MI.

It replaces the existing NICE guideline 'Prophylaxis for patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction' (NICE inherited guideline A, April 2001).

Responsibility for undertaking a review of this guidance at the designated review date has passed to the National Clinical Guidelines Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions (NCGCACC). The National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care is no longer active.

Guidance documents

• Full guidance PDF format
• NICE guidance PDF format  | MS Word format
• Quick reference guide PDF format
• Understanding NICE guidance PDF format  | MS Word format
• CG48 MI: secondary prevention: full guideline appendices
• CG48 Rhwystro trawiad arall ar y galon: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)

Implementing this guidance

• Costing report
• Costing template
• Slide set
• Audit support

• MI: secondary prevention: implementation advice
• Cardiac rehabilitation service commissioning guide

Other information

• Background information

Expected review date: May 2010