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Title
Lipid-lowering therapy with statins in high-risk elderly patients: the treatment-risk paradox.
Authors
Ko, Dennis T; Mamdani, Muhammad; Alter, David A
Abstract
The benefits of cardiovascular therapies such as statins for secondary prevention have been well documented, although they may not be optimally used in patients most likely to benefit. Ideally, aggressiveness in the use of these beneficial therapies should correlate with baseline cardiovascular risk.