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Statins for older people: Life prolonging or a ‘waste of time’?
Friday 1 December 2023, 12:15 AM
Older patients receive the same relative risk reduction with statins as younger patients
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis explains why older patients shouldn’t be too quick to drop their statin
He was...disturbed by a comment made that the statin is not necessarily proven to help at his age
Colin, a 78-year-old retired engineer comes for
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1. Gencer B, Marston NA, Im K, et al. Efficacy and safety of lowering LDL cholesterol in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2020;396(10263):1637–43.
2. Andersson NW, Corn G, Dohlmann TL, et al. LDL-C reduction with lipid-lowering therapy for primary prevention of major vascular events among older individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023;82(14):1381–91.
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