Background: It was a meta-analysis on the efficacy of statins in the treatment of
atherosclerosis. Methods: The PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Sciences, and other …

Object. The purpose of this study was to fully assess the role of statins in the primary
prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods. We searched six databases …

Background: Statins represent the largest selling class of cardiovascular drug in the world.
Previous randomized trials (RCTs) have demonstrated important clinical benefits with statin …

Aims Since 2002, there have been five major outcome trials of statins reporting findings from
more than 47 000 subjects. As individual trial results differed, we performed a meta‐analysis …

Objective To determine the risk of cardiovascular events and death in patients receiving
statin treatment for cholesterol regulation. Methods Systematic review and meta-analysis of …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• The effect of statins on
cardiovascular outcomes is well established.• Effects on numerous other health outcomes …

“The numbers of people who avoid heart attacks and strokes by taking statin therapy are
very much larger than the numbers who have side effects with it,” claims Rory Collins, lead …

Background: Statins are effective for primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease. They also have systemic anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating …

Statins have been shown to reduce cardiovascular events across a broad spectrum of
patients at risk, irrespective of baseline LDL-cholesterol levels. In a meta-analysis of 14 …

Statins are back in the news. A review published in the Lancet last week, covered in our
news story (doi: 10.1136/bmj. i4893), presents what its authors clearly consider to be a …