Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and the Risk of Vascular Events and Falls After Stroke: A Real-World Effectiveness Study Using Linked Registry Data.

2023-01

Dalli, Lachlan L

Olaiya, Muideen T

Kim, Joosup

Andrew, Nadine E

Cadilhac, Dominique A

Ung, David

Lindley, Richard I

Sanfilippo, Frank M

Thrift, Amanda G

Nelson, Mark R

Gall, Seana L

Kilkenny, Monique F

antihypertensive agents

compliance/adherence

mortality/survival

quality and outcomes

secondary prevention

stroke

Journal Article

0000-0003-1449-9132

0000-0002-4070-0533

0000-0002-4079-0428

0000-0002-4846-2840

0000-0001-8162-682X

0000-0002-7931-6387

0000-0002-0104-5679

0000-0003-3639-0787

0000-0001-8533-4170

0000-0001-9941-7161

0000-0002-5138-2526

0000-0002-3375-287X

10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.19883

Real-world evidence is limited on whether antihypertensive medications help avert major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after stroke without increasing the risk of falls. We investigated the association of adherence to antihypertensive medications on the incidence of MACE and falls requiring hospitalization after stroke.

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Hypertension 2023

Hypertension

1524-4563