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A prospective study of hepatic safety of statins used in very elderly patients.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Statins play an important role in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease and have a good safety record in clinical practice. Hepatotoxicity is a barrier that limits the ability of primary care physicians to prescribe statins for patients with elevated liver transaminase values and/or underlying liver disease. However, limited population-based data are available on the use of statin therapy and on the hepatotoxicity of statins in very elderly patients. This prospective study evaluated the liver enzyme elevation during statin therapy in very elderly patients (?80?years old). METHODS:Patients with hypercholesterolemia (LDL-C levels ?3.4 and?

SUBMITTER: Guo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A prospective study of hepatic safety of statins used in very elderly patients.

Guo Meizi M   Guo Meizi M   Zhao Junli J   Zhai Yingjiu Y   Zang Panpan P   Lv Qing Q   Shang Dongya D  

BMC geriatrics 20191216 1


<h4>Background</h4>Statins play an important role in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease and have a good safety record in clinical practice. Hepatotoxicity is a barrier that limits the ability of primary care physicians to prescribe statins for patients with elevated liver transaminase values and/or underlying liver disease. However, limited population-based data are available on the use of statin therapy and on the hepatotoxicity of statins in very elderly patients. This prospectiv  ...[more]

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