OBJECTIVES As a person's age increases and his/her health status declines, new
challenges arise that may lead physicians to consider deprescribing statins. We aimed to …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity increases with increasing age, largely
as a result of increased lifetime exposure as well as increased prevalence of CVD risk …

Rationales, aims and objectives The increasing dispensing of statins has raised concern
about the appropriateness of prescribing to various population groups. We aimed to (1) …

There is a lack of evidence surrounding the efficacy of statins in the oldest old (≥ 80 years of
age). As such, there is controversy surrounding use of statins in this population. We sought …

Background Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). With
advancing age, the risks of statins might outweigh the potential benefits. It is unclear which …

Background Exercise training (EX) and statins are first‐line therapies to manage
dyslipidemia. Purpose This study aims to analyze the effect of EX and statins on functional …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Use of statins is considerable among older persons. We
investigated factors associated with statin discontinuation in new statin users aged 70 years …

Background Assessment of demographic and clinical factors influencing the decision of
statin discontinuation in the elderly population admitted to subacute geriatric unit. The aim of …

Conclusions Other topics have been covered over the last two years, including many areas
of newer techniques of imaging, as well as basic research, which will be addressed in …

Background: Effect of lipid-lowering treatment in the oldest old is a matter of debate as there
is no unequivocal evidence of statins being beneficial among the oldest. The need for …