Use of statins was cost-effective with the cost per QALY gained below £3502 for standard therapy and below £11,778 for higher intensity therapy, which is well under the current threshold for ...

Statins are generally recommended for adults between the ages of 40 and 75 who have heart disease risk factors. Despite having higher risks for cardiovascular disease, fewer older adults use statins.

High cholesterol can lead to heart problems and greater stroke risks and is mainly caused by eating fatty food, not ...

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups ...

Treatment of hypertension in older adults with diabetes has been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The vascular benefits of aggressive LDL-lowering with statins for secondary ...