Aspirin Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease. National Prescription Patterns and Relationship With Outcomes
Masoudi F, Wolfe P, Havranek E, Rathore S, Foody J, Krumholz H. Aspirin Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease. National Prescription Patterns and Relationship With Outcomes. ACC Current Journal Review 2005, 14: 24. DOI: 10.1016/j.accreview.2005.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational prescription patternsCoronary artery diseaseAspirin useOlder patientsPrescription patternsArtery diseaseHeart failurePatientsDiseaseAspirin Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease National Prescription Patterns and Relationship With Outcomes
Masoudi FA, Wolfe P, Havranek EP, Rathore SS, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Aspirin Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease National Prescription Patterns and Relationship With Outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 955-962. PMID: 16168275, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.07.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseHeart failureAspirin prescriptionAspirin useRenal insufficiencyLower riskLower unadjusted ratesNational prescription patternsUse of aspirinClustering of patientsEvidence of harmCause readmissionCoronary eventsOlder patientsPrescription patternsSecondary preventionArtery diseaseACE inhibitorsMultivariable analysisUnadjusted ratesHospital characteristicsTreatment benefitMedicare beneficiariesAspirinPatients