Open Access<p>Identification of potentially inappropriate medications with risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events among elderly patients in ambulatory setting and long-term care facilities</p>
Author(s) -
João Pedro Aguiar,
Luís Heitor Costa,
Filipa Alves da Costa,
Hubert G. M. Leufkens,
Ana Paula Martins
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s192252
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , adverse effect , emergency medicine , risk factor , ambulatory , polypharmacy , risk assessment , medical record , computer security , family medicine , computer science
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are extremely common among the elderly, but information on the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) with cardiovascular risk is scarce. We aimed to determine the prevalence of PIMs with risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular adverse events (CCVAEs), including major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE).