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Secondary Prevention Medication Use After Myocardial Infarction in U.S. Nursing Home Residents.

Andrew R ZulloSadia SharminYoojin LeeLori A DaielloNishant R ShahW John BoscardinDavid D DoreSei J LeeMichael A Steinman
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
More than one-third of older NH residents in the United States do not have any secondary prevention medications initiated after AMI, with fewer medications initiated in older residents; women; and those with, DNR orders, poor physical function, and cognitive impairment. A lack of evidence about the safety and effectiveness of secondary preventions medications in the NH population and unmeasured person-centered goals of care are plausible explanations for these findings.
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