Lipid‐lowering treatment among older patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Nanna M, Nelson A, Haynes K, Shambhu S, Eapen Z, Cziraky M, Calvert S, Pagidipati N, Granger C. Lipid‐lowering treatment among older patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1243-1249. PMID: 36538393, PMCID: PMC10089944, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-intensity statinsLipid-lowering therapyModerate-intensity statinsU.S. older adultsOlder adultsPCSK9 inhibitorsNon-statin lipid-lowering therapyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyMinority of patientsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery diseaseEligible older adultsCohort studyOlder patientsOverall cohortArtery diseaseIntensive treatmentCardiovascular diseaseASCVDSecondary measuresStatinsUntreated individualsPatientsTherapy