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Predictors of first-year statin medication discontinuation: A cohort study

BACKGROUND: The discontinuation of statin medication is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and, among high-risk patients, all-cause mortality, but the reasons for discontinuation among statin initiators in clinical practice are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE...

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Autores principales: Halava, Heli, Huupponen, Risto, Pentti, Jaana, Kivimäki, Mika, Vahtera, Jussi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27578131
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2016.04.010