Long-term impact on healthcare resource utilization of statin treatment, and its cost effectiveness in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a record linkage study
Conclusion
Five years' primary prevention treatment of middle-aged men with a statin significantly reduces healthcare resource utilization, is cost saving, and increases QALYs. Treatment of even younger, lower risk individuals is likely to be cost-effective.
Source: European Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: McConnachie, A., Walker, A., Robertson, M., Marchbank, L., Peacock, J., Packard, C. J., Cobbe, S. M., Ford, I. Tags: Prevention and epidemiology Source Type: research
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