Association of statin use in older people primary prevention group with risk of cardiovascular events and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Abstract Background Current evidence from randomized controlled trials on statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older people, especially those aged > 75 years, is still lacking. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to extend the c...

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Main Authors: Kamal Awad, Maged Mohammed, Mahmoud Mohamed Zaki, Abdelrahman I. Abushouk, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Michael J. Blaha, Carl J. Lavie, Peter P. Toth, J. Wouter Jukema, Naveed Sattar, Maciej Banach, on behalf of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group and the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02009-1