Thursday, May 17, 2012

Statin Benefits Remain Even in Low-Risk Cases

You'll have to consult your doctor on this. I only have 41 posts for your preparation for that meeting.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/32739
A large meta-analysis suggests that statins provide substantial benefit for primary prevention, prompting researchers to question current guidelines.
For individuals without a history of cardiovascular disease, statins reduced the risk of vascular and all-cause mortality by 15% and 9%, respectively, for every 1 mmol/L reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, according to Borislava Mihaylova, MSc DPhil, and colleagues on the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaborators writing team.
Overall, in the five baseline risk groups, there was a 21% reduction in the relative risk of major vascular events and all-cause death, irrespective of age, baseline LDL, or previous cardiovascular disease for every 1 mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol (P<0.001), they reported online in The Lancet.
In addition, each 5-year risk group separately had significant reductions in major vascular events.

The rest at the link.

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