Are All Statin Guidelines Created Equal?

They vary substantially in the proportions of patients who are deemed to be eligible for statin therapy.

Multiple clinical trials support using statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. Professional organizations' guidelines vary in their recommendations about who is eligible to receive statins. Investigators used a Danish population database (>45,000 people; age range, 40–75) to compare estimated number of ASCVD events (i.e., myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiac-related death) that would be prevented, based on patient eligibility as recommended by five published guidelines: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), and …

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Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, FACP

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RoyaltiesMcGraw-Hill; Elsevier

Editorial BoardsMedical Clinics of North America; Caribbean Medical Journal International Advisory Panel (2021–2026)

Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, FACP

Disclosures

RoyaltiesMcGraw-Hill; Elsevier

Editorial BoardsMedical Clinics of North America; Caribbean Medical Journal International Advisory Panel (2021–2026)

Are All Statin Guidelines Created Equal?

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