Impact of dementia and drug compliance on patients with acute myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In South Korea, the number of people with dementia is rising at a worrisome rate, and many of them also have acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a disease with a high mortality rate.

Hypothesis

We speculated that dementia and drug compliance have significant impact on the mortality of patients with AMI.

Methods

The study derived data from the National Health Insurance Service-Senior for a retrospective cohort study. The total number of patients diagnosed with AMI for the first time between 2007 and 2013 was 16 835, among whom 2021 had dementia. Medication possession ratio (MPR) was used to assess medication adherence.

Results

AMI patients with dementia had unfavorable baseline characteristics; they had significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality

SUBMITTER: Lee W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577568 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature