Effects of Statins for Primary Prevention in the Elderly: Recent Evidence
Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
;
: 1-7, 2020.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-786085
ABSTRACT
The number of the elderly individuals is steeply increasing, and their absolute cardiovascular risk is higher than that of younger age groups. However, very few statin trials have included elderly patients alone. Recently, we published the SCOPE-75 study, which analyzed the effect of statins for primary prevention in elderly Koreans (>75 years). In this study, statin users showed significantly fewer cardiovascular events and a lower all-cause mortality rate, supporting more active use of statins in this population. In the current review, we further compare and discuss similar studies reported in the past decades and in recent years.
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Assunto principal:
Prevenção Primária
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Mortalidade
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Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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