We aim to contribute to the foundational data necessary to improve the equity and safety of cardiovascular care delivery and identify targets for future medical intervention.
The past decade has led to substantial advances in new medical therapies for heart failure and heart attack. However, research from before the COVID-19 pandemic suggests many of these new medications are under-prescribed and there is a substantial concern that the high costs of these medications may limit access. Real-world patterns of medication use after people go home from the hospital have not been studied recently. Therefore, we aim to determine patterns of prescribing, specifically guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), and patient adherence to these prescriptions after they are discharged to home. We will analyze data from multiple health systems from 2018 to 2023. Study staff will extract medical records and pharmacy data from which personal identifiers have been removed. We aim to complete this research within one year.
We are seeking a stakeholder partner to participate for 4-5 hours virtually over the year. The partner will join 2 to 3 virtual meetings that last 1 hour apiece and will spend approximately one to two hours reviewing the summarized study results. In these sessions, we hope these individuals would contribute their lived experiences with cardiovascular health, provide their perspective on our planned study outcomes and how to ensure they are patient-oriented and provide feedback on the implications of the results for patients. The stakeholder partner will also have the opportunity to serve as a co-author on any academic publications that result from this project.
We are seeking a patient stakeholder 18+ who has previously experienced hospitalization due to a cardiovascular event (heart attack or heart failure) and would be available for all sessions and publication review.
Funded: NIH
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