Why the study?
Does delayed outpatient follow-up beyond the first 6 weeks after AMI reduce short-term and long-term patient medication adherence in patients after AMI?
Does delayed outpatient follow-up beyond the first 6 weeks after AMI reduce short-term and long-term patient medication adherence in patients after AMI?
Early outpatient follow-up within 6 weeks of AMI discharge may improve short- and long-term medication adherence.
May support prioritizing early post-AMI follow-up; hypothesis-generating from observational data and needs RCT confirmation.
Delayed outpatient follow-up beyond the first 6 weeks after AMI is associated with worse short-term and long-term patient medication adherence. These data support the concept that medication adherence is modifiable via improved care transitions.
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