Federico Giacobbe, Giuseppe Giannino, Umberto Annone, Arianna Morena, Umberto Di Vita, Ludovica Carmagnola, Marco Nebiolo, Cesare Rollo, Emanuele Ravetti, Mattia Troncone, Corrado Pancotti, Ovidio De Filippo, Francesco Bruno, Filippo Angelini, Luca Gaido, Piero Fariselli, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Massimo Giammaria, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari
BACKGROUND: The impact of statin therapy on cardiovascular outcomes after ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) in real- world patients is understudied. AIMS: To identify predictors of low adherence and discontinuation to statin therapy within 6 months after STEMI and to estimate their impact on cardiovascular outcomes at one year follow-up. METHODS: We evaluated real-world adherence to statin therapy by comparing the number of bought tablets to the expected ones at 1 year follow-up through pharmacy registries...
March 2, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology