Statins for extension of disability-free survival and primary prevention of cardiovascular events among older people: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in primary care (STAREE trial)

Statins for extension of disability-free survival and primary prevention of cardiovascular events among older people: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial in primary care (STAREE trial)

Introduction The world is undergoing a demographic transition to an older population. Preventive healthcare has reduced the burden of chronic illness at younger ages but there is limited evidence that these advances can improve health at older ages. Statins are one class of drug with the potential t...

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Main Authors: Zoungas, S., Curtis, A., Spark, S., Wolfe, R., McNeil, J.J., Beilin, L., Chong, T.T.J., Cloud, G., Hopper, I., Kost, A., Nelson, M., Nicholls, S.J., Reid, Christopher, Ryan, J., Tonkin, A., Ward, S.A., Wierzbicki, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
dementia
ischaemic heart disease
preventive medicine
Aged
Humans
Aged, 80 and over
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Quality of Life
Australia
Cardiovascular Diseases
Myocardial Infarction
Stroke
Dementia
Primary Prevention
Primary Health Care
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
STAREE investigator group
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1068146
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93106

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