In patients with heart disease, is the benefit of lipid-lowering therapy with statins similar in older patients to that in younger patients?
Adelman
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Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA. aadelman@psu.edu
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D017035:Pravastatin