Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in older people: meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 randomised controlled trials

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Statin therapy has been shown to reduce major vascular events and vascular mortality in a wide range of individuals, but there is uncertainty about its efficacy and safety among older people. We undertook a meta-analysis of data from all large statin...

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Main Authors: Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration, Armitage, J, Collins, R, Baigent, C, Barnes, E, Emberson, J, Mihaylova, B, Reith, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019