Adherence to Prescribed Medication: Elucidating the Gap Between Guideline Recommendation and Real Life in Myocardial Infarction

Medical University of Vienna300 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to investigate the adherence to prescribed post-infarction medication and to cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute myocardial infarction. In addition, their impact on cardiovascular events will be investigated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Myocardial Infarction Adherence, Medication

Interventions

Investigating Adherence to Standard of Care Medication and Cardiac RehabilitationOTHER

Information from health care insurance providers on how many patients adhered to prescribed medication and how many underwent cardiac rehabilitation and how adherence influenced cardiovascular outcome will be retrieved

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Acute myocardial infarction * Willingness to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Inclusion in an interventional study interfering with standard of care medication

Locations (1)

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cardiovascular Event

Composite of re-hospitalization due to acute MI, heart failure, stent thrombosis, fatal MI, and overall mortality

Time frame: 3 years

Central Contacts

Andreas Kammerlander, MD PhD

CONTACT

+43140400 andreas.kammerlander@meduniwien.ac.at

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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