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    The initiation of statins for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains a debated subject, despite decades worth of clinical trial data demonstrating efficacy, effectiveness, and safety. Statin therapy, in addition to blood pressure-lowering drugs and efforts to reduce cigarette smoking, was a key component of the preventive cardiology renaissance that…

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new recommendation statement on the use of statin therapy for primary prevention in adults aged 40 to 75 years with no history of CVD is similar to its 2016 recommendations.The USPSTF continues to recommend statins for the primary prevention of CVD in patients aged 40 to 75 years with at least one CVD risk factor and 10% or greater 10-year risk for

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    In a cohort of more than 400,000 patients at high risk for CVD requiring primary prevention, less than half were taking appropriately dosed statins and less than 10% were taking nonstatin lipid-lowering therapies, researchers reported. For an abstract presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions, Ahmed A. Kolkailah, MD, cardiovascular medicine fellow at the University of Texas

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended statins for the primary prevention of CVD in patients aged 40 to 75 years with at least one CVD risk factor and 10% or greater 10-year risk for CVD.The draft recommendation is consistent with the 2016 USPSTF recommendation statement on statins for primary CVD prevention.

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