10-year trends in statin utilization in Taiwan: a retrospective study using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database

HC Hsieh, JC Hsu, CY Lu - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Statins have been commonly used to treat patients with hypercholesterolaemia
and to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. This study examined trends in use …

Statin use and mortality among endometrial cancer patients: a Danish nationwide cohort study

CD Sperling, F Verdoodt… - … journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Statin use has been linked to improved prognosis of some cancer types, however, for
endometrial cancer, the results are equivocal. We therefore examined the effect of statin use …

Prescribing pattern of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes: insights from Ethiopia

GT Demoz, S Wahdey, GG Kasahun, K Hagazy… - BMC research …, 2019 - Springer
Objective Although most clinical practice guidelines endorsed statin use in type 2 diabetes
(T2D) patients for reducing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), little is known about statin …

An innovative lipid-lowering approach to enhance attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals

C Buonvino, R Chopard, B Guillon… - … Heart Journal: Acute …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims To improve attainment of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-c) targets, an expert group proposed
an algorithm for lipid-lowering therapy during hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome …

Adherence to statin therapy and attainment of LDL cholesterol goal among patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia

M Alwhaibi, M Altoaimi, Y AlRuthia… - Patient preference …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Statins are widely utilized antidyslipidemics with a proven track record of safety
and efficacy. However, the efficacy of these therapeutic agents hinges on patients' …

Impact of postdiagnostic statin use on ovarian cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

X Li, J Zhou - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To comprehensively evaluate the association between postdiagnostic statin use and
mortality of ovarian cancer (OC) patients. Methods Using a comprehensive strategy, multiple …

Statin use and mortality among ovarian cancer patients: a population‐based cohort study

F Verdoodt, M Kjær Hansen, SK Kjaer… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Statin use has been suggested to improve prognosis in cancer patients, however, for
ovarian cancer, the evidence is sparse. From the Danish Cancer Registry, we identified …

Statin use and risk of contralateral breast cancer: a nationwide cohort study

R Langballe, D Cronin-Fenton, C Dehlendorff… - British Journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Background Statins have demonstrated antineoplastic effects in breast cancer cell lines,
particularly in oestrogen receptor (ER)-negative cell lines. However, epidemiological studies …

Atorvastatin enhances radiosensitivity in hypoxia-induced prostate cancer cells related with HIF-1α inhibition

B Chen, M Zhang, D Xing, Y Feng - Bioscience reports, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Hypoxia could enhance radioresistance in prostate cancer cells through up-regulating HIF-
1α, which could be inhibited by statins in several cancer cells. However, this effect of statins …

Statin use for primary prevention in patients with type 2 diabetes: Can it benefit all ages?–A nationwide propensity-matched cohort study

JE Jun, IK Jeong, KJ Ahn, HY Chung… - Diabetes Research and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims This study aims to investigate whether statin use is associated with a reduction in CVD
and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes without pre-existing CVD. Methods A …