Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in elderly patients: A picture from clinical practice without strong evidence from clinical trials [8]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-177

  Trifirò, Gianluca ^a   Alacqua, Marianne ^b   Corrao, Salvatore ^c   Tari, Michele ^d   Arcoraci, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Caserta 1 Local Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INCIDENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749042744     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01486.x     Document Type: Letter

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