Patient‐Reported Reasons for Declining or Discontinuing Statin Therapy: Insights From the PALM Registry

Patient‐Reported Reasons for Declining or Discontinuing Statin Therapy: Insights From the PALM Registry

Background Many adults eligible for statin therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention are untreated. Our objective was to investigate patient‐reported reasons for statin underutilization, including noninitiation, refusal, and discontinuation. Methods and Results This study included the 5693 adult...

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Main Authors: Corey K. Bradley, Tracy Y. Wang, Shuang Li, Jennifer G. Robinson, Veronique L. Roger, Anne C. Goldberg, Salim S. Virani, Michael J. Louie, L. Veronica Lee, Eric D. Peterson, Ann Marie Navar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease prevention
patient education/teaching
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011765

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