Race and Ethnicity Considerations in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke: JACC Focus Seminar 3/9

R Mital, J Bayne, F Rodriguez, B Ovbiagele… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Notable racial and ethnic differences and disparities exist in coronary artery disease (CAD)
and stroke epidemiology and outcomes despite substantial advances in these fields. Racial …

Medication adherence after acute coronary syndrome in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SH Bots, JA Inia, SAE Peters - Frontiers in global women's health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Pharmacological treatment is an important component of secondary prevention
in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors. However, adherence to medication regimens …

Gender differences in the impact of frailty on 90-day hospital readmission in heart failure patients: a retrospective cohort study

YJ Son, DK Shim, EK Seo… - European Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Frequent hospital readmissions after heart failure (HF) are common, however, there is
limited data on the association between frailty status and hospital readmission in HF …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of text messages targeting adherence to cardiovascular medications in secondary prevention: TXT2HEART Colombia randomized …

A Bermon, AF Uribe, PF Pérez-Rivero… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of
mortality worldwide, with a prevalence of approximately 100 million patients. There is …

Interventions to improve medication adherence in ethnically diverse patients: A narrative systematic review

P Singh, P LeBlanc… - Journal of Transcultural …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Ethnically diverse patients often have lower medication adherence relative to
Whites. Certain ethnic groups are also more susceptible to cardiovascular and related …

Gender difference in pain management among adult cancer patients in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional assessment

A Alodhayani, KM Almutairi, JM Vinluan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective To compare gender differences in pain management among adult cancer patients
in Saudi Arabia and to explore the predictors associated with attitudinal barriers of cancer …

Exploring patient experiences coping with using multiple medications: a qualitative interview study

JC Lauffenburger, N Haff, ME McDonnell… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Long-term adherence to evidence-based medications in cardiometabolic diseases
remains poor, despite extensive efforts to develop and test interventions and deploy clinician …

Have we learnt all from IMPROVE-IT? Part II. Subanalyses of the effects of ezetimibe added to statin therapy on selected clinical and laboratory outcomes, cost …

Z Fras, DP Mikhailidis - Current Vascular Pharmacology, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
In this second part of the review of the IMProved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy
International Trial (IMPROVE-IT), the findings in relation to patients with stroke, the ACS …

Health outcomes and primary adherence to secondary prevention treatment after St-Elevation myocardial infarction: a Spanish cohort study

A Padilla López, M Alós-Almiñana, JE Peris - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
This retrospective observational study aimed to establish the first prescription and its
dispensation (primary adherence) in the first 30 days of the four pharmacotherapeutic …

Eliminating Gender Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease Treatment: Are We There Yet?

R Lyubarova, G Kaur, MS Sidhu - Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 2021 - Springer
During the past two decades, the recognition of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the
leading cause of mortality among women has increased [1]. While the incidence of acute …