Statin and cardiovascular diseases after 75 years

F. Retornaz, S. Beliard, E. Gremeaux, L. Chiche, L. Lagarde, M. Andrianasolo, C. Molines and Camille Olivier
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F. Retornaz: Hôpital Européen [Fondation Ambroise Paré - Marseille]
S. Beliard: NORT - Nutrition, obésité et risque thrombotique - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
L. Chiche: Hôpital Européen [Fondation Ambroise Paré - Marseille]
Camille Olivier: CHU Tenon [AP-HP] - AP-HP - Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - SU - Sorbonne Université

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Abstract: Statin prescription in persons older than 75 years or with frailty signs ă raises questions on the role of cholesterol in the genesis of ă atherosclerosis in this population, on the benefit of this treatment in ă primary or secondary prevention, and on their side effects in a context ă of multiple pathology and multiple medications. These questions are ă approached with the available literature data for this population. In ă secondary prevention, statin prescription is recommended whatever the ă age although intensive treatment should be avoided. In primary ă prevention, in the absence of consensus, their prescription depends on ă both geriatric and cardiovascular risk assessment. (C) 2016 Societe ă Nationale Francaise de Medecine Interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier ă Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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Date: 2016-09
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Published in La Revue de Médecine Interne, 2016, 37 (9), pp.625-631

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