Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Taylor, Fiona; D. Huffman, Mark; Filipa Macedo, Ana; HM Moore, Theresa; Burke, Margaret; Davey Smith, George; Ward, Kirsten; Ebrahim, Shah; Gay, Hawkins

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004816.pub5

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Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Jan 29, 2013

Authors:

Fiona Taylor

Mark D. Huffman

Ana Filipa Macedo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Reducing high blood cholesterol, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in people with and without a past history of CVD is an important goal of pharmacotherapy. Statins are the first-choice agents. Previous reviews of the effects of statins have highlighted their benefits...

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Disease

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