Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Yang, Quanhe ^a   Chang, Anping ^a   Ritchey, Matthew D ^a   Loustalot, Fleetwood ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Medicare; Medication adherence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEART INFARCTION; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044693381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006056     Document Type: Article

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