Abstract
Elderly patients with and without recent ACS have low rates of adherence to statins. This suggests that many patients initiating statin therapy may receive no or limited benefit from statins because of premature discontinuation.
Keywords
MedicineStatinCoronary artery diseaseMedical prescriptionInternal medicineAcute coronary syndromeCohortPopulationCohort studyPhysical therapyMyocardial infarctionPharmacology
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- 2002
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- 288
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 462-462
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- 1076
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Cynthia A. Jackevicius
(2002).
Adherence With Statin Therapy in Elderly Patients With and Without Acute Coronary Syndromes.
JAMA
, 288
(4)
, 462-462.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.4.462
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.288.4.462