Clopidogrel prescription filling delays and cardiovascular outcomes in a pharmacy system integrating inpatient and outpatient care: Insights from the Veterans Affairs CART Program

American Heart Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 340-345

  Byrd, James B ^a   Maddox, Thomas M ^b,c,d   O'Donnell, Colin I ^b   Grunwald, Gary K ^b,e   Bhatt, Deepak L ^f   Tsai, Thomas T ^b,c,d   Rumsfeld, John S ^b,c,d   Ho, P Michael ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Group ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RECURRENCE; TICLOPIDINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84908504785     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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