Tag Archives: primary prevention
Statin Therapy in the Elderly and Quality vs Cost
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th May 2017The JAMA published a study online which examines the Effect of Statin Treatment vs Usual Care on Primary CV Prevention Among Older Adults. The full paper is below as a pdf file. I’ve written about the overuse of this type of cholesterol lowering drugs in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease several times. Primary prevention…
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Statins For the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 13th November 2016The use of statins (drugs which lower blood cholesterol) for the primary prevention of CV disease has been controversial since the drugs became available almost 30 years ago. Primary prevention is the prevention of a disease which the patient does not have, eg a stroke or a heart attack. Secondary prevention is the prevention of…
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