Statin Treatment and Clinical Outcomes of Heart Failure Among Africans: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis

Statin Treatment and Clinical Outcomes of Heart Failure Among Africans: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis

BackgroundRandomized control trials of statins have not demonstrated significant benefits in outcomes of heart failure (HF). However, randomized control trials may not always be generalizable. The aim was to determine whether statin and statin type–lipophilic or –hydrophilic improve long‐term outcom...

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Main Authors: Kwadwo Osei Bonsu, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Daniel D. Reidpath, Amudha Kadirvelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
Africans
inverse probability treatment weighting
outcome
race and ethnicity
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004706

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