ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2017
Potentially inappropriate home medications among older patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to a cardiology service in USA.
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- Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Hospitalized Older Patients in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Using 2023 Beers Criteria: A Retrospective Multi-Centric Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use among Older Adults with Dyslipidaemia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Prescriptions for Potentially Inappropriate Medications from the Beers Criteria Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure.Journal of cardiac failure · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Patients Aged ≥65 Years on Hospital Admissions in Kuwait.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Article
- Medication Appropriateness, Polypharmacy, and Drug-Drug Interactions in Ambulatory Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Article
- A machine learning-based risk warning platform for potentially inappropriate prescriptions for elderly patients with cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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- Are there sex differences in potentially inappropriate prescribing in adults with multimorbidity?Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- Potentially Inappropriate Medication and Associated Factors Among Older Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome at Hospital Discharge in Beijing, China.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
- Potentially inappropriate medications use and its association with health-related quality of life among elderly cardiac patients.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) may pose more risks than benefits to patients and is a major factor contributing to the likelihood of serious adverse drug reactions and negative health outcomes among older patients.
methodsA retrospective chart review was conducted in a tertiary care center in USA where home medications of the older patients were reviewed and analyzed upon hospital admission over three months, from March till May 2016. Inclusion criteria were age of 65 years and above, history of cardiovascular disease, and admission to the cardiology service. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency and factors associated with PIMs, by applying the updated Beers 2015 criteria.
resultsA total of 404 patients were included in the study and were taking a total of 4669 medications at home, an average of 11.6 ± 4.5 medications per patient. The proportion of PIMS was 20% of all medications reported, with an average of 2.4 PIM per patient, and 87.4% of patients were receiving at least one PIM. Significant association was found between use of PIMs and number of home medications, female gender, and number and types of comorbidities. Comorbidities associated with more PIMs were heart failure, atrial fibrillation/flutter, history of falls/fractures, cerebrovascular accident, and depression. The most commonly prescribed PIMs were: drugs that may exacerbate or cause syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion or hyponatremia (29.7%), scheduled use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) > 8 weeks in non-high-risk patients (11.3%), and benzodiazepines (8.1%).
conclusionsA high prevalence of PIMs in older patients with cardiovascular disease was observed. Provider education and detailed assessment of medication lists upon hospital admission by multidisciplinary teams can help in preventing the use of PIMs.
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