Ditching Primary Prevention Statins in Old Age? Technically 'Safe' With Caveats

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   MedPage Today indie randomized trial

   Ditching Primary Prevention Statins in Old Age? Technically 'Safe' With Caveats

   (MedPage Today) -- Long-time statin users over age 70 were arguably fine stopping therapy in the STREAM randomized trial, but the results hardly boded well for longer-term cardiovascular safety, and there was no upside in quality of life. A strategy...

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