American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 6 , Pages 786-791 , 15 March 2010

Comparison of Evidence-Based Versus Non–Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy on the Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease

  • Gregory A. Nichols, PhD

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    • Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (503) 335-6733; fax: (503) 335-6311
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  • Fang Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, Incorporated, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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  • Kathryn L. Pedula, MS

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon

Received 17 September 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 November 2009.

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 This study was funded by GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nichols has received research support from Amgen, Incorporated (Thousand Oaks, California), Novo Nordisk (Bagsvaerd, Denmark), Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), Tethys BioScience, Incorporated (Emeryville, California), and Merck & Company, Incorporated (Whitehouse Station, New Jersey).

 Dr. Wang is a GlaxoSmithKline employee.

 By contract and in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Biomedical Journal submissions, Dr. Nichols had the final say in the design, interpretation, and presentation of the data and text.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02677-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.008

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 6 , Pages 786-791 , 15 March 2010

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