Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners' Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries

van der Ploeg, Milly A.; Streit, Sven

doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x

Scientific article

French

Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners' Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries

Contributorsvan der Ploeg, Milly A.; Streit, Sven

CollaboratorsMaisonneuve, Hubert

Published inJournal of General Internal Medicine

Publication date2019

Abstract

Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). With advancing age, the risks of statins might outweigh the potential benefits. It is unclear which factors influence general practitioners' (GPs) advice to stop statins in oldestold patients.

Keywords

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
Cardiovascular diseases
Drug therapy
Palliative care
General
Practitioners
Clinical decision-making

Affiliation entities

Research groups

Médecine interne générale et pédiatrie ambulatoires (968)

Citation (ISO format)

VAN DER PLOEG, Milly A., STREIT, Sven. Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners” Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries. In: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x