Impact of medication therapy discontinuation on mortality after myocardial infarction.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on September 25, 2006

Authors

P Michael Ho1, John A Spertus, Frederick A Masoudi, Kimberly J Reid, Eric D Peterson, David J Magid, Harlan M Krumholz, John S Rumsfeld

Author Affiliations

1: Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CO, USA. michael.ho@uchsc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Fixed Dose Combination Drug (Polypill)for Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention. (FOCUS) | NCT01321255

A Behavioral Economics-Based Telehealth Intervention to Improve Post-MI Medication Adherence | NCT03022266

Personalized Patient Data and Behavioral Nudges to Improve Adherence to Chronic Cardiovascular Medications | NCT03973931

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