Population-wide cohort study of statin use for the secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in Scotland in 2009-2017

Conclusions Statin use remains suboptimal for the secondary ASCVD prevention, particularly in women and older patients, and following ischaemic stroke and PAD hospitalisations. Improving this would offer substantial benefits to population health at low cost.

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Source: Heart - February 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thalmann, I., Preiss, D., Schlackow, I., Gray, A., Mihaylova, B. Tags: Open access Healthcare delivery, economics and global health Source Type: research