In accordance with current guidelines, patients discharged after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are usually prescribed agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (ACE-I/ARB). However, adherence to prescribing medications is a recognized problem and most studies demonstrating the value of adherence were limited by their non-randomized design and by 'healthy-adherer' bias. Herein we sought to evaluate the relationship between adherence to ACE-I/ARB and risk of subsequent AMIs, by using the self-controlled case-series design which virtually eliminates interpersonal confounding, being based on intrapersonal comparisons.
Titolo: | Adherence to agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system in secondary prevention of non-fatal myocardial infarction: a self-controlled case-series study |
Autore/i: | ORTOLANI, PAOLO; Di Bartolomeo, Stefano; Marino, Massimiliano; VAGNARELLI, FABIO; Guastaroba, Paolo; RAPEZZI, CLAUDIO; De Palma, Rossana |
Autore/i Unibo: | |
Anno: | 2015 |
Rivista: | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvv028 |
Abstract: | In accordance with current guidelines, patients discharged after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are usually prescribed agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (ACE-I/ARB). However, adherence to prescribing medications is a recognized problem and most studies demonstrating the value of adherence were limited by their non-randomized design and by 'healthy-adherer' bias. Herein we sought to evaluate the relationship between adherence to ACE-I/ARB and risk of subsequent AMIs, by using the self-controlled case-series design which virtually eliminates interpersonal confounding, being based on intrapersonal comparisons. |
Data stato definitivo: | 2016-11-08T12:12:25Z |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |