Adherence to statin therapy in elderly patients after hospitalization for coronary revascularization

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1409-1414

  Kulik, Alexander ^a,b   Shrank, William H ^a   Levin, Raisa ^a   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; NITRATE; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 79955612043     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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