Safety and Effectiveness of Statins for Prevention of Recurrent Myocardial Infarction in 12 156 Typical Older Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on statin risk and effectiveness for patients aged 80+. We estimated risk of recurrent myocardial infarction, muscle-related and other adverse events, and statin-related incremental costs in “real-world” older patients treated with statins versus no statins. MET...

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Autores principales: Ble, Alessandro, Hughes, Peter M., Delgado, Joao, Masoli, Jane A., Bowman, Kirsty, Zirk-Sadowski, Jan, Mujica Mota, Ruben E., Henley, William E., Melzer, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw082

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5233909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw082

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