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Statin adherence is lower in primary than secondary prevention: A national follow-up study of new users

BACKGROUND: Maintaining adherence to statins reduces the risk of an initial cardiovascular disease (CVD) event in high-risk individuals (primary prevention) and additional CVD events following the first event (secondary prevention). The effectiveness of statin therapy is limited by the level of adhe...

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Autores principales: Sigglekow, Finn, Horsburgh, Simon, Parkin, Lianne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33211724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242424