Prescription Fills Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After Hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have high rates of mortality following myocardial infarction (MI). Hospitalization is an opportunity to initiate or continue evidence-based treatment to reduce risk in individuals with T2D and acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Objective

To determine patterns of evidence-based medication use during the period of transition from admission to discharge after hospitalization for MI or coronary revascularization among individuals with T2D and ACS.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for January 1, 2018, to June 30, 2020. Medicare beneficiaries older than 18 years with T2D with a qualifying hospitalization were included. Individuals

SUBMITTER: Kelsey MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520711 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature