Age-related differences in factors associated with the underuse of recommended medications in acute coronary syndrome patients at least one year after hospital discharge

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jin, Hong ^a   Tang, Chengchun ^a   Wei, Qin ^a   Chen, Long ^a   Sun, Qin ^a   Ma, Genshan ^a   Liu, Naifeng ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age factors; Aged; Coronary heart disease; Medications; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RECOMMENDED MEDICATION; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DEPRESSION; DRUG COMBINATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INCOME; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT; POLYPHARMACY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENTS; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907399669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-127     Document Type: Article

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