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Adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention pharmacotherapy in patients after an acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Medication adherence influencing factors-an (updated) overview of systematic reviews.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on herpes zoster and the risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular events.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Agreement and Accuracy of Medication Persistence Identified by Patient Self-report vs Pharmacy Fill: A Secondary Analysis of the Cluster Randomized ARTEMIS Trial.JAMA cardiology · 2020Trial
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- Prevalence and factors influencing medication adherence after acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Review
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- Real-world management of hypercholesterolemia in patients after acute coronary syndrome in Greece.Atherosclerosis plus · 2025Article
- Identification and characteristics of distressed patients with coronary heart disease and insufficiently controlled medical risk factors: baseline findings and sex differences from the multicenter TEACH trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Targets for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 38 Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Do sex and gender aspects influence non-adherence to secondary prevention measures after myocardial infarction?American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024Article
- The analysis of factors affecting medication adherence in patients with myasthenia gravis: a cross-sectional study.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Article
- Efficacy of eHealth Technologies on Medication Adherence in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR cardio · 2023Review
- Secondary Prevention and Extreme Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation (SEVERE-1), Focus on Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: The Study Protocol.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2023Article
- Predicting Statin Adherence Following Hospital Discharge for Acute Coronary Syndromes: What's the Score?Heart, lung & circulation · 2023Article
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- Assessing Concurrent Adherence to Combined Essential Medication and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. A Population-Based, Real-World Study Using Group-Based Trajectory Models.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Low Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Among Patients Admitted in Cardiac Rehabilitation: New Data for Further Implementation of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2021Article
- Medication adherence and its determinants in patients after myocardial infarction.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Adherence to cardiovascular medication: a review of systematic reviews.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo synthesize current evidence on medication adherence rates and associated risk factors in patients after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
methodsA systematic review was conducted. Five electronic databases and article bibliographies were searched for publications from 1990 to 2013 which assessed adherence to secondary prevention pharmacotherapy in adults after hospital discharge for an ACS. Identified studies were screened using pre-defined criteria for eligibility. A standardized form was used for data abstraction. Methodological quality was assessed using modified criteria for quantitative studies.
resultsSixteen studies met our inclusion criteria. Post-discharge medication adherence rates at 1-year ranged between 54% and 86%. There were no consistent predictors of non-adherence across all cardiac medication classes examined.
conclusionsAdherence to secondary prevention pharmacotherapy was suboptimal in patients after hospital discharge for an ACS. Risk factors associated with non-adherence were examined in a limited number of studies, and the associations varied between these investigations.
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