Discontinuing Statins in Older Adults without Cardiovascular Disease

Coverage, in order

1. 5d ago
   first NEJM indie study peer-reviewed

   Discontinuing Statins in Older Adults without Cardiovascular Disease

   New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

2. 5d ago
   
   AHA Newsroom indie randomized trial

   Discontinuing statins generally safe for older adults without heart disease

   Research Highlights: A five-year, randomized controlled trial of 60 counties in North Carolina (representing a population of over 8.5 million people) found that a comprehensive emergency medical services (EMS) and community-based cardiac arrest...

3. 4d ago
   
   Healio indie study n=1,900

   Study informs statin discontinuation in older adults without CVD

   CHICAGO — Stopping statin therapy in older adults with multiple chronic conditions but no established cardiovascular disease may be a reasonable option, according to results from the STREAM trial. Among nearly 1,900 adults aged 70 years and older who were randomly assigned to stop or continue their…

4. 3d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie

   Discontinuing statins generally safe for older adults without heart disease

   It is generally safe for adults ages 70 and older who take statins to prevent cardiovascular disease but who have not had a heart attack or stroke to discontinue taking the cholesterol-lowering medications, according to new, independent, preliminary late-breaking science presented Saturday at the…

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