Table 2 Pharmacotherapeutic prescriptions by general practitioners for patients with angina pectoris within 3 months after diagnosis
| Â | Â | Number of patients (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Referred | Not referred | p-value* | ||||
New diagnosis of angina pectoris | 255 | (100) | 114 | (45) | 141 | (55) | Â |
 Antiplatelet therapy | 193 | (76) | 98 | (86) | 95 | (67) | 0.001 |
    Acetylsalicylic acid/ Carbasalate calcium | 187 | (73) | 95 | (83) | 92 | (65) | 0.001 |
    Clopidogrel | 57 | (22) | 35 | (31) | 22 | (16) | 0.004 |
  Ticagrelor | 18 | (7) | 7 | (6) | 11 | (8) | 0.634 |
  Dipyridamol | 3 | (1) | 1 | (1) | 2 | (1) | 1.000 |
  Prasugrel | 3 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (2) | 0.255 |
 No antiplatelet therapy | 62 | (24) | 16 | (14) | 46 | (33) |  |
  Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) | 24 | (39) | 4 | (25) | 20 | (43) | 0.242 |
  DOAC | 1 | (1) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (2) | 1.000 |
  No DOAC or VKA | 37 | (60) | 12 | (75) | 25 | (54) | 0.237 |
 Statin therapy | 186 | (73) | 95 | (83) | 91 | (65) | 0.001 |
 Antihypertensive therapy | 240 | (94) | 109 | (96) | 131 | (93) | 0.361 |
  Beta-blockers | 188 | (74) | 91 | (80) | 97 | (69) | 0.047 |
  Diuretics | 67 | (26) | 25 | (22) | 42 | (30) | 0.156 |
  Calcium channel blocker | 66 | (26) | 32 | (28) | 34 | (24) | 0.473 |
  Renin-angiotensin blocking agents | 146 | (57) | 70 | (61) | 76 | (54) | 0.229 |
  Nitrates | 151 | (59) | 71 | (62) | 80 | (57) | 0.371 |