OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of ?-receptor blockers,angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors,aspirin and statins in acute myocardial infarction patients. METHODS: The general information of 119 cases of established acute myocardial infarction in 4 hospitals in Jiangbei district of Chongqing between 1999 to 2004 were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: The suitable use rates of ?-receptor blocker and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor are 79.0% and 85.7%, respectively, while their actual rates were 35.3% and 43.7%,respectively. Therefore among the suitable patients,55.3% of them did not receive the treatment with ?-receptor blockers and 49.0% did not take angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors properly. The use rate of aspirin was high to 84.9%. The statins was not used until 2002 and its use rate was 15.1%. CONCLUSION: There exists significant gap between the practice and the requirement in“diagnositic and therapeutic guide for acute myocardial infarction” in the use of these drugs, except the aspirin. However, this situation is being changed.