Impact of Medication Therapy Discontinuation on Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
Ho PM, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Reid KJ, Peterson ED, Magid DJ, Krumholz HM, Rumsfeld JS. Impact of Medication Therapy Discontinuation on Mortality After Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 1842-1847. PMID: 17000940, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.17.1842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy discontinuationMyocardial infarctionEvidence-based medicationsMulticenter prospective cohortUse of aspirinMultivariable survival analysisTransitions of careDiscontinuation of useProspective registryMortality benefitProspective cohortMultivariable analysisOutpatient settingMI hospitalizationDiscontinuationMortality riskMedicationsPatientsSurvival analysisHigh mortalityMortalityTreatment factorsMonthsInfarctionAspirin