LOW ADHERENCE TO DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS PREDICTS RISK OF CARDIAC EVENTS MIDTERM AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY: A PILOT STUDY AMONG PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INNER-CITY PATIENTS

Outcomes after heart surgery are relatively poor among Black patients (pts). Impact of nonadherence to medications on outcome needs definition in these pts. Post-hospital medication adherence may predict midterm outcomes after cardiac surgery. For pilot data we enrolled 43 pts (age 62±13 yrs, 44%