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Statin use in adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease mortality: cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine the extent to which statins are used by adults at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to European clinical guidelines. The high-risk groups examined are those with (1) known CVD, (2) known diabetes and (3) a high or very high risk (≥5%) of CVD mo...

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Autores principales: Murphy, Catriona, Bennett, Kathleen, Fahey, Tom, Shelley, Emer, Graham, Ian, Kenny, Rose Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26169806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008017