2022
Primary prevention statin therapy in older adults
Nanna M, Abdullah A, Mortensen M, Navar A. Primary prevention statin therapy in older adults. Current Opinion In Cardiology 2022, 38: 11-20. PMID: 36598445, PMCID: PMC9830552, DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000001003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 75Older adult populationStatin treatmentRandomized trialsAdult populationPrimary prevention statin therapyOlder adultsAverage lifespan increasesRecent guideline recommendationsACC/AHAOngoing randomized trialsPrevention of morbidityPaucity of evidenceStatin therapyStatin useUSPSTF recommendationsOlder patientsGuideline recommendationsOngoing trialsTreatment recommendationsCardiovascular diseaseTreatment benefitTreatment decisionsGuidelines conflictTrials
2019
Sex Differences in the Use of Statins in Community Practice
Nanna MG, Wang TY, Xiang Q, Goldberg AC, Robinson JG, Roger VL, Virani SS, Wilson PWF, Louie MJ, Koren A, Li Z, Peterson ED, Navar AM. Sex Differences in the Use of Statins in Community Practice. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005562. PMID: 31416347, PMCID: PMC6903404, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCommunity Health ServicesDyslipidemiasFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary PreventionRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSecondary PreventionSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsStatin therapyStatin treatmentStatin useCardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelinesAmerican Heart Association cholesterol guidelinesGuideline-recommended statin intensityHeart Association cholesterol guidelinesSex differencesAggressive lipid managementGuideline-recommended intensityLipid Management (PALM) registrySecondary prevention indicationUse of statinsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionCholesterol guidelinesStatin dosingStatin intensityLipid managementClinical characteristicsNationwide registryPrevention indicationMale patientsManagement RegistryFemale patientsPractice-level variation in statin use and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control in the United States: Results from the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management (PALM) registry
Nanna MG, Navar AM, Wang TY, Li S, Virani SS, Li Z, Robinson JG, Roger VL, Wilson PWF, Goldberg AC, Koren A, Louie MJ, Peterson ED. Practice-level variation in statin use and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control in the United States: Results from the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management (PALM) registry. American Heart Journal 2019, 214: 113-124. PMID: 31202098, PMCID: PMC6639125, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol controlMedian odds ratioAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseStatin useStatin intensityStatin therapyCholesterol controlProvider assessmentGuideline-recommended statin intensityGuideline-recommended intensityLipid Management (PALM) registrySecondary prevention patientsLDL-C levelsPractice-level variationEligible patientsStatin recommendationsStatin treatmentManagement RegistryGuideline recommendationsPatient's likelihoodUS patientsSimilar patientsTreatment indicationsUS clinicsOdds ratio