Statines et personnes âgées: limites à la prescription? [Statins in older patients: limits to prescription?]
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State: Public
Version: Final published version
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Serval ID
serval:BIB_7AEBDEE7034C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Statines et personnes âgées: limites à la prescription? [Statins in older patients: limits to prescription?]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/11/2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
1
Number
39
Pages
2512-2514,2516-2517
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Cardio-vascular diseases are a major contributor to mortality, morbidity and functional decline in the elderly population. Hypercholesterolemia remains a major risk factor in older persons, but treatment decisions are difficult because of the paucity of data specific to this segment of the population. While evidence seems strong enough to support treating patients with cardio-vascular diseases (secondary prevention) up to their eighties, the question remains open whether to treat asymptomatic older patients (primary prevention) or those in their nineties.
Keywords
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology, Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control, Humans, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Hypercholesterolemia/complications, Hypercholesterolemia/drug therapy, Risk Factors
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