Long-Term Effects of Statin Treatment in Elderly People: Extended Follow-Up of the PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER)

BACKGROUND: The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER), a placebo-controlled trial of pravastatin, demonstrated a 19% reduction in coronary outcomes (p = 0.006) after a mean of 3.2 years, with no impact on stroke outcomes or all-cause mortality. However, there was a sugges...

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Main Authors: Lloyd, Suzanne M., Stott, David J., de Craen, Anton J. M., Kearney, Patricia M., Sattar, Naveed, Perry, Ivan, Packard, Christopher J., Briggs, Andrew, Marchbank, Laura, Comber, Harry, Jukema, J. Wouter, Westendorp, Rudi G. J., Trompet, Stella, Buckley, Brendan M., Ford, Ian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759378/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023757
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072642
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