Ezetimibe prescriptions in older Canadian adults after an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utility of ezetimibe in preventing cardiovascular outcomes remains controversial. To guide future assessments of the effectiveness of ezetimibe in routine care, we evaluated how this medication has been prescribed to high-risk older adults in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

Using linked healthcare databases, we carried out a population-based cohort study of older adults who were discharged from hospital following an acute myocardial infarction from 2005 until 2014. We ascertained the rate of ezetimibe initiation within 6 months of their discharge. We also examined the characteristics of new ezetimibe prescriptions, as well as the predictors for receiving the therapy.

Results

Seventy one thousand one hundred twenty five older adults were hospitalized for an acu

SUBMITTER: Clemens KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759247 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature