All people over 75 years with a five-year CVD risk of = 15% should be treated with statins unless specifically contraindicated

Derelie Mangin

doi:10.1071/HC10333

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All people over 75 years with a five-year CVD risk of = 15% should be treated with statins unless specifically contraindicated

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All people over 75 years with a five-year CVD risk of = 15% should be treated with statins unless specifically contraindicated

Derelie Mangin

Journal of primary health care, Vol.2(4), pp.333-335

01/12/2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/HC10333

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44014

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Primary Health Care

Cardiovascular risk estimates for younger people do not work to predict outcomes in the same way for those over 75. Statins do not work for primary prevention in people in this age bracket. Including secondary prevention data indicates that they may simply shift the cause of death and morbidity rather than improving the length of life or morbidity. There is significant potential harm in indiscriminate prescribing.

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Record Identifier: 9926660001201891
Title: All people over 75 years with a five-year CVD risk of = 15% should be treated with statins unless specifically contraindicated
Creators: Derelie Mangin
Publication Details: Journal of primary health care, Vol.2(4), pp.333-335
Academic Unit: Primary Health Care (UOC)
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date published ; e-published: 01/12/2010
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article