Pharmacotherapy with statins in highand very high-risk elderly patients

Pharmacotherapy with statins in highand very high-risk elderly patients

This review focuses on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and their complications in elderly patients. It discusses disease diagnosis, its verification, and risk stratification of patients. Highand very highrisk patients should receive aggressive lipid-regulating pharmacotherapy with statins...

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Main Authors: V. V. Simerzin, O. V. Fatenkov, D. R. Nizametdinova, S. V. Bulgakova, M. A. Galkina, Ya. A. Panisheva, A. V. Gagloev, E. K. Serpionova, I. Kh. Sytdykov, Ya. O. Popova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Private institution educational organization of higher education "Medical University "ReaViz" 2020-11-01
Series:Вестник медицинского института «Реавиз»: Реабилитация, врач и здоровье
Subjects:
prevention
elderly patients
pharmacotherapy with statins
risk stratification
screening
Online Access:https://vestnik.reaviz.ru/jour/article/view/6
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Summary:This review focuses on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and their complications in elderly patients. It discusses disease diagnosis, its verification, and risk stratification of patients. Highand very highrisk patients should receive aggressive lipid-regulating pharmacotherapy with statins in order to control the level of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Such therapy has some specific features in elderly patients.
ISSN:2226-762X
2782-1579

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