Associations Between Industry Payments to Physicians for Antiplatelet Drugs and Utilization of Cardiac Procedures and Stents.
Mao YanagisawaDaniel M BlumenthalHirotaka KatoKosuke InoueYusuke TsugawaPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
Industry payments to cardiologists for antiplatelet drugs were associated with both prescribing of antiplatelet drugs and the use of cardiac procedures and stents. Further research is warranted to understand whether the observed associations are causal or reflect a greater propensity for higher volume proceduralists to have relationships with industry.