Impact of Non-Adherence on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in US Veterans.

CONCLUSIONS: Assignment of V15.81 code prior to AHD therapy was associated with higher risks of renal and cardiovascular outcomes in incident hypertensive US veterans. Previous history of non-adherence is a poor prognostic marker in hypertensive individuals; therefore, patients with V15.81 code may require close monitoring. The observational nature of this study limits our ability to make firm recommendations for clinical practice.
PMID: 26398170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 24, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gosmanova EO, Molnar MZ, Alrifai A, Lu JL, Streja E, Cushman WC, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research