Recommendations for (Discontinuation of) Statin Treatment in Older Adults: Review of Guidelines

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Authors

Milly A. van der Ploeg · Leiden University Medical Center

Carmen Floriani · University of Bern

Wilco P. Achterberg · Leiden University Medical Center

Jonathan Bogaerts · Leiden University Medical Center

Jacobijn Gussekloo · Leiden University Medical Center

Simon P. Mooijaart · Leiden University Medical Center

Sven Streit

Abstract

Current international cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines provide little specific guidance for physicians who are considering statin discontinuation in older adults in the context of declining health status and short life expectancy. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:417-425, 2020.

Topics & Keywords

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 68, Issue 2, pp. 417-425

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16219

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