title: The Preventive-Pill Paradox: How Shared Decision Making Could Increase Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality.
authors.affiliation: From Department of Medicine, Northland District Health Board, Whangarei, New Zealand. william.diprose@northlanddhb.org.nz.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Diprose
authors.affiliation: From Department of Medicine, Northland District Health Board, Whangarei, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verster
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D003657:Decision Making; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061366:Numbers Needed To Treat; D010358:Patient Participation; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: decision making; ethics; numbers needed to treat; preventive medicine