Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and death in the
US and is the cause of more than 1 of every 4 deaths. Coronary heart disease is the single …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
the United States, accounting for 1 of every 3 deaths among adults. Objective To update the …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in
the United States, may be potentially preventable with statin therapy. Objective To …

Importance A 2016 review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found use
of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was associated with …

This issue of JAMA contains the latest US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendation statement on statins for prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults, 1 …

Background: Five major organizations recently published guidelines for using statins to
prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD): in 2013, the American College of …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the
United States despite steady improvements over the past several decades. 1 High serum …

Importance Five major guidelines on statin use for primary prevention of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have been published since 2014: the National Institute for …

How Do Statins Work? Statin medications are a class of lipid-lowering medications that
inhibit a step used by the liver to synthesize cholesterol. Statins reduce the health risks …

Importance Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is highly prevalent in the US,
with studies indicating substantial rates of nonadherence to and undertreatment with statin …