Changes in the use of cardiovascular medicines in the elderly aged 75 years or older - A population-based Kuopio 75+ study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-259

  Hiitola, P K ^a   Enlund, H ^a   Sulkava, R O ^a,b   Hartikainen, S A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Municipal Hospitals of Kuopio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Cardiovascular medication; Elderly; Longitudinal study; Medicine use

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LONG ACTING DRUG; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; MEVINOLIN; NIFEDIPINE; SIMVASTATIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ASPIRIN; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DIGOXIN; DIURETICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FINLAND; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NITRATES; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 34247881889     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2007.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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