Relation Between Cardiology Follow-Up Visits, Evidence-Based Statin Prescribing, and Statin Adherence (from the Veterans Affairs Health Care System)

Statin use remains suboptimal in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). We assessed whether outpatient care with a cardiology provider is associated with evidence-based statin prescription and statin adherence. We identified patients with ASCVD aged ≥18 years receiving primary...

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Published in:	The American journal of cardiology Vol. 124; no. 8; pp. 1165 - 1170
Main Authors:	Rehman, Hasan, Ahmed, Sarah T., Akeroyd, Julia, Mahtta, Dhruv, Jia, Xiaoming, Rifai, Mahmoud Al, Nasir, Khurram, Jneid, Hani, Khalid, Mirza U., Alam, Mahboob, Toth, Peter P., Virani, Salim S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 15.10.2019 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aged Ambulatory Care Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - drug therapy Cardiology Cardiology - statistics & numerical data Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Confidence intervals Diabetes Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Ethnicity Female Follow-Up Studies Guideline Adherence Health care Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Hypertension Illnesses Male Medication Adherence Office Visits - trends Patients Primary care Regression analysis Retrospective Studies Statins Studies United States United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data Variables Veterans United States
ISSN:	0002-9149, 1879-1913, 1879-1913
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