Adherence with statin therapy in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in veterans administration male population.
This retrospective cohort study enrolled 8,768 male Veterans Administration patients with coronary heart disease who were prescribed statins from July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000. After 18 months of follow-up, 71% of the patients had been dispensed >or=80% of the medication. Our population's persistence in using statins was higher than in other open-population cohorts but lower than in randomized controlled trials.
Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7660, USA. brankok@u.washington.edu
Branko
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Kopjar
Anne E B
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Sales
Sandra L
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Piñeros
Haili
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Sun
Yu-Fang
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Li
Ashley N
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Hedeen
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs
D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors