Guideline-Based Medications for Older Adults Discharged after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Suburban City of Japan: A Cohort Study Using Claims Data
Shimada K, Hamada S, Sawano M, Yamamoto H, Yoshie S, Iijima K, Miyata H. Guideline-Based Medications for Older Adults Discharged after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Suburban City of Japan: A Cohort Study Using Claims Data. The Tohoku Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 252: 143-152. PMID: 33028759, DOI: 10.1620/tjem.252.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsFemaleGeriatricsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInsurance Claim ReviewJapanMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPatient DischargePercutaneous Coronary InterventionPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesSecondary PreventionConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionGuideline-based medicationsSecondary preventionΒ-blockersCohort studyCoronary interventionPrescription ratesClaims dataMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder groupOlder adultsPrescription of antiplateletACEI/ARBRetrospective cohort studyAssociation of ageLogistic regression analysisCardiovascular eventsReceptor blockersAdjusted analysisBetter prognosisEnzyme inhibitorsMedicationsCommunity settingsStatinsPreventionAdherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan
Nishimura S, Kumamaru H, Shoji S, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Miyata H. Adherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan. Hypertension Research 2020, 43: 705-714. PMID: 32313192, DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-0440-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow adherenceAntihypertensive medicationsAntihypertensive drugsJapanese patientsLarge administrative claims databaseAntihypertensive drug usersInitiation of angiotensinAdministrative claims databaseSuboptimal clinical outcomesProportion of daysNon-elderly adultsLogistic regression analysisHypertensive patientsThiazide diureticsClinical outcomesClaims databaseFemale sexHigh adherencePatientsEnzyme inhibitorsDrug usersYounger ageTargeted interventionsFacility characteristicsLarge hospitals