July 28, 2021Open Access

Greater Adherence to Secondary Prevention Medications Improves Survival After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Linked Registry Study

Structured PICO

Does greater adherence to secondary prevention medications improve survival in patients after stroke or TIA?

Population

Patients after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Intervention

Greater adherence to secondary prevention medications

Comparator

Lower adherence to secondary prevention medications

Outcome

Survivalhard clinical

Higher adherence to secondary prevention medications is associated with improved survival post-stroke or TIA.

Abstract

Greater levels of medication adherence after stroke or TIA are associated with improved survival, even among patients with near-perfect adherence. Interventions to improve medication adherence are needed to maximize survival poststroke.

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Dalli et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd5f483f27c4971e99b5eb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.120.033133

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