Adherence to cardiovascular medications and risk of cardiovascular disease in breast cancer patients: A causal inference approach in the Pathways Heart Study
Maintaining good adherence (≥80%) to statins after BC treatment is beneficial for cardiovascular health in patients with dyslipidemia. Future studies should determine factors associated with lower adherence to statins and ways to improve adherence.
Authors
- Noel Pimentel
- Richard Kar-Hang Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5994-5998)
- Eileen Rillamas‐Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8637-0437)
- Lawrence H. Kushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-1175)
- Monika A. Izano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-5342)
- Mai N. Nguyen‐Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-0282)
- Romain S. Neugebauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-4564)
- Marilyn L. Kwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-3950)
- Janise M. Roh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8615-4320)
- Jamal S. Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-3958)
- Valerie S. Lee
- Carlos Iribarren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5622-1839)
- Cecile A. Laurent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9332-6971)
- Heather Greenlee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4148-1405)
- Dawn L. Hershman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-153X)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Clinical Insights (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310531
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute