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Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Vol. 2021(9) · pp. CD004816–CD004816
Fiona Taylor✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Mark D. Huffman(Northwestern University)Ana Filipa Macedo(University of Beira Interior)Theresa HM Moore(University of Bristol)Margaret Burke(University of Bristol)George Davey Smith(University of Bristol)Kirsten Ward(King's College London)Shah Ebrahim(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Hawkins Gay(Northwestern University)
Abstract
Reductions in all-cause mortality, major vascular events and revascularisations were found with no excess of adverse events among people without evidence of CVD treated with statins.
Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicineCochrane LibraryDiseaseStroke (engine)PlaceboMEDLINEStatinMeta-analysisClinical trialRandomized controlled trial
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AdultCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathHumansCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLMyocardial RevascularizationPrimary PreventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsStroke
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