Pharmacist-Led Programs to Increase Statin Prescribing: A Narrative Review of the Literature
Pharmacy, 2022 Statins are lipid-lowing medications shown to reduce cardiovascular events and are recommended for specific patient populations at elevated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
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Differential and Joint Effects of Metformin and Statins on Overall Survival of Elderly Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Large Population-Based Study. [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Published evidence indicates that individual use of metformin and statin is associated with reduced cancer mortality. However, their differential and joint effects on pancreatic cancer survival are inconclusive.Methods: We identified a large ...
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Effect of Concomitant 3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Therapy on Creatine Phosphokinase Levels and Mortality Among Patients Receiving Daptomycin: Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionThe prescribing information for daptomycin recommends discontinuing statin therapy during receipt of daptomycin. The literature supporting this recommendation is sparse.
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Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2018 Statins are critical medications to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease2 and they are generally very well tolerated. In some instances, however, statin intolerance may limit use of these lifesaving medications. Statin intolerance has many definitions but is commonly diagnosed when a patient is unable to continue statin therapy due to perceived, or
Alan S, Brown, Karol E, Watson
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Letter by Scheitz et al regarding article, "Randomized controlled trial of early versus delayed statin therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: ASSORT trial (administration of statin on acute ischemic stroke patient)" [PDF]
, 2018 No abstract ...
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground A study was designed to investigate whether the coronary artery disease polygenic risk score (CAD‐PRS) may guide lipid‐lowering treatment initiation as well as deferral in primary prevention beyond established clinical risk scores. Methods and
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Utilization of Statins Beyond the Initial Period After Stroke and 1‐Year Risk of Recurrent Stroke
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017 BackgroundIn‐hospital discontinuation of statins has been linked to poorer early stroke outcomes, but the consequences of postdischarge discontinuation or dose reduction of statin treatment are unknown.
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Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2017 Objective: Lifelong statin treatment is recommended in patients with cardiovascular diseases, but drug adherence is a significant problem. The aim of this study was to investigate factors related to statin discontinuation in high-risk patients with ...
Tuba Özdemir +9 more
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Statin intensity and postoperative mortality following open repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundThere is a lack of evidence for the association between intensive statin therapy and outcomes following vascular surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between perioperative statin intensity and in-hospital mortality ...
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Biologics May Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Inhibiting Coronary Plaque Formation and Stabilizing High-Risk Lesions. [PDF]
, 2020 ObjectiveTo evaluate whether biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) decrease cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and whether biologic DMARDs might have a beneficial effect on coronary plaque formation or ...
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