Fri, May-26-17, 05:02
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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A People's Pharmacy article on the latest study of Statins and Seniors, analyzing both heart risk and all cause mortality.
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/201...rs-need-statins
Quote:
New Analysis Disputes Dogma that All Seniors Need Statins
Patients following recommendations from the American College of Cardiology take statins as they get older. Does the latest research contradict the experts?
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Translating This Research into Plain English:
Here is our understanding of the ALLHAT-LLT research. Older people taking pravastatin did not live longer or have fewer heart attacks than those not assigned to the statin drug. There was actually a nonsignificant trend towards more deaths in the 75 and older group if they were assigned to pravastatin.
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There are more links to this study and others in the link above. |