Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

CM Mangione, MJ Barry, WK Nicholson, M Cabana… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Statin use and in‐hospital mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus and COVID‐19

O Saeed, F Castagna, I Agalliu, X Xue… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is characterized by a
proinflammatory state with high mortality. Statins have anti‐inflammatory effects and may …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in cardiovascular care and outcomes for women from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds

S Balla, SE Gomez, F Rodriguez - Current treatment options in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose of review Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in cardiovascular care are well-
documented. This review aims to highlight the disparities and impact on a group particularly …

Gaps and disparities in primary prevention statin prescription during outpatient care

G Metser, C Bradley, N Moise, N Liyanage-Don… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The 2018 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the
Management of Blood Cholesterol recommends statin therapy for eligible patients to reduce …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of clinical parameters and incidences of diabetes mellitus complications among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hong Kong, 2010–2019: a …

Y Wang, W Xu, IL Mak, WY Chin, EYT Yu… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Diabetes mellitus-related characteristics, including available medications, onset
ages, and newly-introduced management program, have been changing recently in Hong …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnic differences in guideline-indicated statin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in UK primary care, 2006–2019: A cohort study

SV Eastwood, R Mathur, N Sattar, L Smeeth… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Type 2 diabetes is 2–3 times more prevalent in people of South Asian and
African/African Caribbean ethnicity than people of European ethnicity living in the UK. The …

Use of lipid-, blood pressure–, and glucose-lowering pharmacotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

AJ Nelson, EC O'Brien, LA Kaltenbach… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Based on contemporary estimates in the US, evidence-based therapies for
cardiovascular risk reduction are generally underused among patients with type 2 diabetes …

Biopsychosocial Health Outcomes and Experienced Intersectional Stigma in a Mixed HIV Serostatus Longitudinal Cohort of Aging Sexual Minority Men, United States …

MR Friedman, Q Liu, S Meanley… - … journal of public …, 2022 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To determine whether intersectional stigma is longitudinally associated with
biopsychosocial outcomes. Methods. We measured experienced intersectional stigma …

Statin use in the US for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease remains suboptimal

Q Ngo-Metzger, S Zuvekas, P Shafer… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the leading cause of
mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study is to examine the rates of statin use …

Differences in statin utilization and lipid lowering by race, ethnicity, and HIV status in a real-world cohort of persons with human immunodeficiency virus and uninfected …

RA Riestenberg, A Furman, A Cowen, A Pawlowksi… - American heart …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Risks for cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and stroke,
are elevated in people with HIV infection (PWH). However, no trials of statin utilization with …