Association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events: nationwide case-case-time-control study
Objective To evaluate the association between recently raised anticholinergic burden and risk of acute cardiovascular events in older adults. Design Case-case-time-control study (ie, incorporating a case crossover design and a control crossover design consisting of future cases). Setting Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. Participants 317 446 adults aged ≥65 who were admitted to hospital because of an incident acute cardiovascular event between 2011 and 2018. Acute cardiovascular events included myocardial infarction, strokes, arrhythmias, conduction disorders, and car...
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