Lipid-lowering therapy in older persons
Numerous randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies and observational studies have shown that statins reduce mortality and major cardiovascular events in older high-risk persons with hypercholesterolemia. The Heart Protection Study showed that statins reduced mortality and major cardiovasc...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379366/ |