Why the study?
Does medication adherence differ among specific drug classes (ACEI, beta blockers, loop diuretics) in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
63 patients with chronic heart failure, 81% male, mean age 63.5 years
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Adherence monitoring in HF should not rely on one drug class; leaves open whether class-specific strategies affect outcomes.
Does medication adherence differ among specific drug classes (ACEI, beta blockers, loop diuretics) in patients with chronic heart failure?
In patients with chronic heart failure, adherence varies significantly between different drug classes, indicating that monitoring a single drug does not accurately reflect overall medication adherence.
Viana et al. (2014) studied this question.
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