Predictors of Over-the-Counter Drug and Herbal Therapies Use in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 600-606

  Albert, Nancy M ^a   Rathman, Lisa ^b   Ross, Donna ^c   Walker, Donna ^d   Bena, James ^a   McIntyre, Shannon ^a   Philip, Diane ^e   Siedlecki, Sandra ^a   Lovelace, Rita ^f   Fogarty, Annette M ^g   Maikut, Barbara ^h   Zielinski, Patricia ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b The Heart Group   (United States)

^c Lakewood Hospital   (United States)

^d Euclid Hospital Cleveland Clinic   (United States)

^e Northwest Ohio Cardiology Consultants   (United States)

^f Huron Hospital   (United States)

^g FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h Cleveland Clinic Beachwood   (United States)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; Antiplatelet agents; aspirin; echinacea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IRON; LAXATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SABAL EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LINSEED; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPAYA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 68849113863     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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