Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Apr 2016
Poor Adherence to Statin and Antihypertensive Therapies as Risk Factors for Fatal Stroke.
Poor adherence to medication regimens is common, potentially contributing to the occurrence of related disease. ⋯ Individuals with hypercholesterolemia and hypertension who fail to take their prescribed statin and antihypertensive medication experience a substantially increased risk of fatal stroke. The risk is lower if the patient is adherent to either one of these therapies.