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. 2013 Dec 11;310(22):2451-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.281348.

Statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Fiona C Taylor  1 , Mark Huffman, Shah Ebrahim
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Statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Fiona C Taylor et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

Clinical question: Do statins reduce rates of cardiovascular events when used for primary prevention?

Bottom line: When used for primary prevention, statins are associated with lower rates of all-cause mortality, major vascular events, and revascularizations compared with placebo. Statin therapy is not associated with increased rates of life-threatening adverse effects such as cancer.

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