Improving Medication Adherence in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: What's New?

摘要

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is a leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately one-third of all deaths worldwide. Preventive therapy including combination therapy with aspirin, blood pressure, serum cholesterol-lowering, or diabetes medications is effective in reducing risk by as much as an estimated 80% when adherence to treatment is very high. However, among adults with CVD risk factors such as diabetes or hypertension, between 30% and 50% of medications are not taken as prescribed.1