Be wary of stopping statins in over-75s
Discontinuing patients on the drugs for primary prevention ups their risk of CVD event: study
In patients over 75 with no history of cardiovascular disease, discontinuing statins is associated with increased risk of hospitalisation for a cardiovascular event, research shows.
In the study, authors looked at French national databases, identifying 120,173 people who who turned 75 in 2012-2014 with no history of CVD and who had been taking statins for at least two years.
