… Several meta-analyses have been published on the effects of statins in primary prevention
of CVD. Only meta-analyses published since 2006 with access to contemporary trial data are …

… of statins for primary prevention of … effects are more common with aggressive lowering of
cholesterol levels by means of potent statins such as rosuvastatin or higher doses of statins (…

… We categorized statins according to their pharmacologic effect on lowering cholesterol as
either low potency (fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and simvastatin) or high potency (…

… study-level patient characteristics and the benefit of statins for primary prevention. In conclusion,
while statins did not have significant effect on CHD mortality or all-cause mortality, these …

… effects, the guideline recommends statin therapy for primary … limited primary prevention
recommendations for statins in … initiation of statin therapy for primary prevention in lower-risk …

… shown that statins have large secondary prevention effects in patients … that intensive statin
therapy has an excellent effect on … However, it is unclear whether statins have similar benefits …

… statin versus control as well as five of more versus less statin. … less statin did not include any
primary prevention participants… effect by stopping the statin therapy, whereas ‘harmful effects …

… primary cardiovascular prevention in this population.We recently analyzed the effect of statins
on clinical outcomes for primary prevention in … the effects of statins for primary prevention in …

… the use of statins in CKD for primary prevention of cardiovascular … guidance for the use of
statins in all patients with CKD. … of statins to either lipid-lowering properties or pleiotropic effects …

… et al 5 who stated that “in some subgroups statins cause serious unrecognized harm, which
negates the beneficial effects if the benefit is small—ie, most primary prevention settings.” …