Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

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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Published in:Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Main Authors: Taylor, Fiona, Huffman, Mark D, Macedo, Ana Filipa, Moore, Theresa HM, Burke, Margaret, Davey Smith, George, Ward, Kirsten, Ebrahim, Shah, Gay, Hawkins C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6481400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23440795
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004816.pub5
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