Statins and Dementia When statins started becoming popular, rumors began that people who took them were more likely to getAlzheimer’s disease. Several studies done over the past 2 decades didn’t find this. In fact, they proved the opposite. ...
So when observational studies show a link between statin use and dementia, you always have to ask: Is this a true causal link or is it simply that people prescribed statins tend to be older, and older patients are more likely to get dementia? Teasing out such distinctions is never easy an...
Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid DementiaYasgur, Batya SwiftCardiology News
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These findings are consistent with those from a recent systematic review of randomized trials and observational studies that found no adverse associations of statins with incidence of Alzheimer disease, dementia, or decreased scores on tests of cognitive performance.52 No trial directly compared treatment...
Use of Statins and Risk of Dementia in Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Drugs ... Ronan,P.,Ryan,... - 《Annals of Medicine》 被引量: 3发表: 2009年 The impact of statin use on short-term and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure Background: Heart failure (HF...
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Berk:I thought this was a great episode as well. It's something that is often overlooked in primary care pediatric offices. When we're talking about high cholesterol in kids, when should we be thinking about this and when should we be screening?