Accumulation of cardiovascular and diabetes medication among apparently healthy statin initiators.

PURPOSE:To characterize accumulation of drug-modifiable cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in statin initiators who had no prior medication or hospitalizations for CV disease or diabetes. METHODS:A cohort of 45-75-year-old statin initiators in Finland with no prior CV diseases, diabetes or medication...

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Main Authors: Piia Lavikainen, Maarit Jaana Korhonen, Risto Huupponen, Arja Helin-Salmivaara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319777?pdf=render