Prevalence of multimorbidity and uptake of guideline-directed medicines for cardiovascular conditions in Australian hospitalised adults: a cross-sectional study
Over two-thirds of hospitalised patients with these cardiovascular conditions were taking at least one guideline-directed medicine. Medication use was generally more common in multimorbidity and less common in frailty. Outcomes studies are needed to quantify the risks and benefits of cardiovascular medicines in these patients.
Authors
- James Inglis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1583-0782)
- Sepehr Shakib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-5733)
- Danny Liew
- Gillian E Caughey
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- UCL Australia (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103243
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- National Health and Medical Research Council