Which drugs should post-MI patients routinely receive?

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patients should be placed on the following medications: antiplatelet agents (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis for aspirin; A, multiple randomized controlled trials [RCTs] for aspirin plus clopidogrel) a statin; atorvastatin has the best evidence (SOR: B, a single RCT) a beta-blocker (SOR: A, meta-analysis) renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers, whether or not the ejection fraction is diminished after myocardial infarction (MI) (SOR: A, meta-analysis for angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitor; B, single RCT for ACE inhibitor plus aldosterone blocker).

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