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Statin non-adherence: clinical consequences and proposed solutions [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2016
Large controlled clinical trials have demonstrated reductions with statin therapy in cardiovascular events in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary heart disease and individuals at high risk of a cardiovascular event.
Robert S. Rosenson
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in statin users in a large nationwide US study

open access: yesArthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Objective To evaluate the association between statin use and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a large, US case-control study. Methods Using the OptumLabs Data Warehouse, RA cases were identified as patients aged ≥18 years with ≥2 RA ...
Madeline N. Peterson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Reasons for Statin Nonuse in Patients With Diabetes Using Deep Learning of Electronic Health Records

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Statins are guideline‐recommended medications that reduce cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes. Yet, statin use is concerningly low in this high‐risk population.
Ashish Sarraju   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

High-intensity statin on 3-year clinical outcomes in elderly acute myocardial infarction patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents

open access: yesScientific Reports
There is limited data on high-intensity statin for secondary prevention in elderly acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients above 75 years. This study aimed to assess the impact of high-intensity statin on 3-year outcomes in elderly AMI patients (> 75 ...
Ae-Young Her   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statin use in resected, high-risk cutaneous melanoma: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study

open access: yesEJC Skin Cancer
Background: Pre-clinical and clinical studies propose that statins may have chemopreventive effects against cancer, suggesting their possible roles as adjunctive therapies for melanoma. Objective: To investigate the association between regular statin use
Charlie Yue Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Statin Discontinuation in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

open access: yesJournal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with statin discontinuation in Korea, using a nationwide database. Methods We analyzed 1,308,390 patients treated with statin for the first time in their life between 2016 and 2017 ...
Kyung-Soo Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statins and sepsis [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Anaesthesia, 2008
Severe sepsis and septic shock is common and frequently fatal. Over the last few years, the primary treatments demonstrated to improve outcome from several major clinical trials have finally emerged. However, translating these recent therapeutic advances to routine clinical practice has proven controversial, and new approaches of additional strategies ...
F, Gao   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Statins are related to impaired exercise capacity in males but not females. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Exercise and statins reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD). Exercise capacity may be assessed using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Whether statin medication is associated with CPET parameters is unclear.
Martin Bahls   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statin use and its association with decreased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in betel nut chewers

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, 2023
Background Betel nut chewing involves the chewing of areca nuts or betel quid (areca nuts wrapped in betel leaves), which is associated with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Statins have anticancer properties.
Chih‐Lang Lin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic inertia in statin therapy for secondary prevention after percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide population-based cohort study

open access: yesBMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Therapeutic inertia is defined as the failure to provide guideline-directed therapy and is a barrier to achieving optimal clinical outcomes.
Young-Hoon Seo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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