Comparison of efficacy and safety assessment of fluvastatin in patients <65 years versus > or =65 years of age.
This pooled analysis of 30 completed clinical trials assessed the efficacy and safety of fluvastatin in patients <65 (n = 8,037) and patients > or =65 years of age (n = 3,717). The results demonstrated that in patients > or =65 years of age, lipid changes with fluvastatin therapy are equivalent to or slightly better than those observed in patients <65 years of age. Treatment with fluvastatin produced a significantly lower incidence of major cardiovascular clinical end points (major adverse cardiac events [MACEs]) and an increase in the time to a first MACE in the older population. The incidence of adverse events, particularly those of concern with statin therapy, was similar between the placebo- and fluvastatin-treated patients and between the different age groups. In conclusion, data derived from the pooled analysis with fluvastatin demonstrate that cardiovascular events are reduced in older high-risk patients to a greater extent compared with younger patients. Furthermore, this pooled analysis supports the use of fluvastatin to lower cholesterol levels in older high-risk patients.
Bruckert
Eric
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Endocrinology Department, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. eric.bruckert@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
Verpilleux
Marie-Pascale
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Dejager
Sylvie
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Isaacsohn
Jonathan
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012449:Safety
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D007211:Indoles; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D002784:Cholesterol