Cochrane corner: text messaging to improve adherence to drugs for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Despite numerous readily available low cost and effective medications for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), it has been shown that a substantial proportion of cardiovascular (CV) events in people with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are due to poor adherence.1 Worldwide, at least 100 million people are thought to have prevalent heart disease, resulting in at least 13 million deaths each year. The majority...