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July 28, 2021Stroke51 citationsOpen Access

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

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LDLachlan L. DalliJKJoosup KimDCDominique A. Cadilhac

Structured PICO

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

P
Population
Patients after stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
I
Intervention
Greater adherence to secondary prevention medications
C
Comparator
Lower adherence to secondary prevention medications
O
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. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd5f483f27c4971e99b5ebhttps://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.120.033133
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