Patient empowerment in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
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Abstract
Despite a large evidence base, the practice of secondary prevention in coronary artery disease is suboptimum and needs improvement. We have shown that although patient empowerment led to an increase in cholesterol checks, the action taken by health-care professionals as a result of these checks was poor.