Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Elderly individuals are not receiving adequate lipid-lowering therapy
Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, November 28th, 2004
According to a report in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, "Atherosclerotic diseases are responsible for the majority of deaths in the elderly, and they can also increase the risk of disability. Statins are first-line therapies for lowering lipid levels and have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in large-scale clinical trials."
A. Gaw of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary wrote, " There is a growing body of evidence that statins are as efficacious at lowering lipid levels and reducing the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in elderly patients as...
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