Healthy men should not take statins

JAMA. 2012 Apr 11;307(14):1491-2. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.423.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Blood Pressure
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / prevention & control*
  • Counseling
  • Decision Making*
  • Diet
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Exercise
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Life Style*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Review Literature as Topic
  • Risk

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors