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SUBMITTER: Virani SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649436 | biostudies-other | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Virani Salim S SS Woodard LeChauncy D LD Akeroyd Julia M JM Ramsey David J DJ Ballantyne Christie M CM Petersen Laura A LA
Clinical cardiology 20141016 11
<h4>Background</h4>The recent cholesterol guideline recommends high-intensity statins in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. High-intensity statins are associated with more frequent side effects. Therefore, it may be of concern that these recommendations might reduce statin adherence.<h4>Hypothesis</h4>High-intensity statins are associated with lower adherence compared with low- to moderate-intensity statins.<h4>Methods</h4>In a national database of 972,532 CVD patients from the Veterans Heal ...[more]