–Intelligent discussion about statins is threatened by zealous partisans. What is it about statins that causes so many people to go crazy? I’m not talking about any pharmacological effect of the drugs. Instead my focus here is on the zealous partisans— both against and in support of statins— who go off the deep end. Unfortunately…
Study Estimates Benefits Of Broad Primary Prevention Strategies With Statins
July 20, 2017 by 9 Comments
–But the benefits may be substantially diminished when patient preferences are considered. A new analysis provides staunch support for the use of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. But the same analysis also emphasizes that this support varies dramatically based on the values and concerns of individual patients. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo (UCSF) led a…
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