The Association Between Time of Lipid-Lowering Therapy Initiation and Acute Clinical Presentation Among Patients Admitted With Coronary Artery Disease, and Its Effect on Future Cardiovascular Events: An Australian Observational Study.

Background: Lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) is established as a key element in management of patients with coronary artery disease. However, the effect of time of initiation of LLT on outcomes is unclear.

Method: The study compared outcomes of 5,433 patients from Advara HeartCare's Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Registry on the basis of timing of LLT initiation classified as pre- or post-PCI admission.

Cost-consequence analysis of continuous denosumab therapy for osteoporosis treatment in South Korea.

Background: Insurance reimbursement provisions in South Korea limit osteoporosis medication availability for patients with T-scores exceeding - 2.5. This study aimed to evaluate the financial impact and fracture prevention of continuous denosumab therapy until a T-score>-2.

Impact of fragility fractures on activities of daily living and productivity in community-dwelling women: a multi-national study.

Unlabelled: We estimated the short-term impact of fragility fractures on community-dwelling women in five countries. Women with fragility fractures reported significantly more difficulties performing activities of daily living and significantly higher levels of lost productivity and caregiver support than those without fractures; results highlight the multi-country indirect burden of fragility fractures.

Introduction: To estimate the impact of fragility fractures on activities of daily living (ADL), productivity loss and caregiver support in women with a recent fragility fracture.

Economic and Humanistic Burden Among Medicare-Aged Women With Fragility Fracture in the United States.

Objective: Describe patient characteristics, health care resource utilization, costs, and humanistic burden of women with Medicare insurance with incident fragility fracture who were admitted to post-acute-care (PAC).

Design: Retrospective cohort study using 100% Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) data.

Setting And Participants: Community-dwelling female Medicare beneficiaries with incident fragility fracture January 1, 2017, to October 17, 2019, resulting in PAC admission to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), home-health care, inpatient-rehabilitation facility, or long-term acute-care hospital.

Cardiovascular Event Recurrence and Costs after First Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, or Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Taiwan.

Background/objectives: We aimed to assess the incidence of recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events after the first myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke (IS), or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and to estimate acute and follow-up medical costs.

Methods: Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified patients with their first MI, IS, or ICH between 2011 and 2017. The cumulative incidence rates of second CV events (including events of the same type [recurrent] or of the other two types) were estimated.

Estimating the future clinical and economic benefits of improving osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment among postmenopausal women across eight European countries.

Unlabelled: A population-level, cross-sectional model was developed to estimate the clinical and economic burden of osteoporosis among women (≥ 70 years) across eight European countries. Results demonstrated that interventions aimed at improving fracture risk assessment and adherence would save 15.2% of annual costs in 2040.

Lipid-Lowering Therapy Utilization and Dosage Among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Events: A Retrospective Cohort from 12 Community Hospitals.

Introduction: Clinical practice guidelines recommend initiating a high-intensity LLT and continued monitoring of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) following acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We used real-world data to describe LLT utilization after discharge and 1-year adherence. The reduction in LDL-C was also evaluated.

Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular risk factor management in selected Asian countries.

There is a need to understand the management status of hypertension, dyslipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to summarize the awareness, treatment, and/or control rates of these risk factors in adults across 11 APAC countries/regions. We included 138 studies.

Collaboration of Hospital Pharmacists and Hospitalists to Address Glycemic Control of General Medicine Patients: Implementation of a Pilot Inpatient Diabetes Management Program.

This study examined the clinical benefits of a collaborative pharmacist-physician inpatient diabetes management program that included daily blood glucose assessment and the recommendation and implementation of American Diabetes Association-recommended insulin regimens.