Background Poor adherence to medications is a common problem among heart failure (HF)
patients. Inadequate adherence leads to increased HF exacerbations, reduced physical …

Background Adherence to medications is an essential part of heart failure self-care. Poor
medication adherence leads to increased rates of exacerbation causing hospitalizations and …

Background Poor adherence to evidence-based medications in heart failure (HF) is a major
cause of avoidable hospitalizations, disability, and death. To test the feasibility of improving …

Prognosis remains poor for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), despite improvements
in the prevention and treatment of heart failure over the last 25 years. Recent estimates …

BACKGROUND: Limited literature exists on the association between medication adherence
and outcomes among patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted …

Background: Heart failure (HF) symptoms such as dyspnea are common and may precipitate
hospitalization. Medication nonadherence is presumed to be associated with symptom …

Background Previous studies of heart failure patients demonstrated an association between
cardiovascular medication adherence and hospitalizations or a composite end point of …

Aims Medication non‐adherence is frequent and is associated with high morbidity and
mortality in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). We investigated whether an …

BACKGROUND: Despite the importance of medication adherence in heart failure, clinically
relevant cutpoints for distinguishing the level of adherence associated with outcomes are …

A systematic literature review was conducted to summarize the existing evidence on
presumed determinants of heart failure (HF) medication adherence. The aim was to assess …