Primary Prevention With Statin Therapy in the Elderly: New Meta-Analyses From the Contemporary JUPITER and HOPE-3 Randomized Trials

Circulation. 2017 May 16;135(20):1979-1981. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028271. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: aged; anticholesteremic agents; clinical trial [publication type].

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Primary Prevention
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors