Archive for November, 2010

2 Nov 2010

Analysis concludes little evidence of benefit of statins in the over-80′s

Intreresting article by Nigel Praities writing in The Pulse on a review of 12 studies which found there was ‘not sufficient data’ to recommend the use of lipid-lowering therapies in elderly patients, even those suffering from cardiovascular disease.
 
Equally interesting and enlightening are the reader comments.
 
Read the full article and comments via the following link.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=23&storycode=4127555&c=2