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SUBMITTER: Greenland M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7062740 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Greenland Melanie M Knuiman Matthew W MW Hung Joseph J Nedkoff Lee L Arnet Isabelle I Rankin Jamie M JM Kilkenny Monique F MF Sanfilippo Frank M FM
Scientific reports 20200309 1
Adherence to cardioprotective medications following myocardial infarction (MI) is commonly assessed using a binary threshold of 80%. We investigated the relationship between medication adherence as a continuous measure and outcomes in MI survivors using restricted cubic splines (RCS). We identified all patients aged ≥65 years hospitalised for MI from 2003-2008 who survived one-year post-discharge (n = 5938). Adherence to statins, beta-blockers, renin angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI) and clop ...[more]