Statin Use in Very Elderly Individuals, 1999-2012

JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Oct;175(10):1715-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4302.

Authors

Michael E Johansen¹, Lee A Green²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
² Department of Family Medicine, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 26301475
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4302

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Drug Utilization* / statistics & numerical data
Drug Utilization* / trends
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Male
Primary Prevention / methods
Primary Prevention / trends
Risk Adjustment
Secondary Prevention / methods
Secondary Prevention / trends
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors