Relationship between adherence to evidence-based pharmacotherapy and long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction
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The relationship between drug adherence and mortality in survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is assessed. The results have shown that the long-term survival advantages with improved drug adherence after AMI is class-specific, suggesting that adherence outcome benefits are mediated by drug effects and does not reflect the behavioral attributes.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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Lipid-lowering therapy with statins in high-risk elderly patients: the treatment- risk paradox
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The association between physicians' treatment aggressiveness and baseline cardiovascular risk is examined. The study concluded that prescription of statins, diminished progressively as baseline cardiovascular risk and probability of death increased.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes
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A study was undertaken to assess the connection of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) used to treat type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Results showed that patients treated with TZDs had higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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