Secondary Prevention Medication Use After Myocardial Infarction in U.S. Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Secondary prevention medications are recommended for older adults after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but little is known about whether nursing home (NH) residents receive these medications. The objective was to evaluate new use of secondary prevention medications after AMI in NH residents who were previously nonusers and to evaluate what factors were associated with use.

Design

Retrospective cohort using linked national Minimum Data Set assessments; Online Survey, Certification and Reporting records; and Medicare claims.

Setting

U.S. NHs.

Participants

National cohort of 11,192 NH residents aged 65 and older who were hospitalized for an AMI between May 2007 and March 2010, had no beta-blocker or statin use for 4 months or longer befor

SUBMITTER: Zullo AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683399 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature