Study Suggests Statins are Overprescribed for Primary Prevention
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCFinding the Balance Between Benefits and Harms When Using Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Modeling Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Statins may be significantly overprescribed for primary prevention, computer model suggests – ACP Internist (free) AND Benefits of Statins Only Exceed Harms at Higher 10-Year Risk Thresholds, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free) AND Higher Risk Thresholds May Be Needed for Starting Statins for Primary CVD Prevention, Study Suggests – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Statins are being overprescribed, study suggests – OnMedica (free)