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SUBMITTER: Guo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]