Association of Baseline Statin Use Among Older Adults Without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease in the SPRINT Trial.

Pubmed ID: 29356825

Pubmed Central ID: PMC5876808

Journal: JAMA internal medicine

Publication Date: April 1, 2018

Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/articlepdf/2669904/jamainternal_Huesch_2018_ld_170073.pdf?link_time=2024-07-05_19:31:25.341199

MeSH Terms: Humans, Male, Female, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Heart Failure, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Primary Prevention, Hyperlipidemias, Acute Coronary Syndrome

Authors: Huesch MD

Cite As: Huesch MD. Association of Baseline Statin Use Among Older Adults Without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease in the SPRINT Trial. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Apr 1;178(4):560-561.

Studies:

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)
Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Primary Outcome Paper (SPRINT-POP) Data

Abstract

This secondary analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention trial examines whether a treatment program aimed at reducing systolic blood pressure to a lower goal than currently recommended would reduce cardiovascular disease risk among patients without diabetes.