Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Hypertension is an important cause of morbidity, which predisposes patients to major cardiovascular events and mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the association between adherence to antihypertensive medication and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cancer. Methods and Results Using the 2002 to 2013 Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort, we extracted adult patients with cancer treated with antihypertensive medications. Based on the medication possession ratio value, participants were divided into 3 groups: good (medication possession ratio ≥0.8), moderate (0.5≤ medication possession ratio <0.8), and poor (medication possession ratio <0.5) adherence groups. The primary outcomes were overall and cardiovascular mortality. The secondary o

SUBMITTER: Jung MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10382088 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature