Discontinuation of Statins in Veterans Admitted to Nursing Homes near the End of Life.

Carolyn T ThorpeFlorentina E SileanuMaria K MorXinhua ZhaoSherrie L Aspinall Mary J ErsekSydney SpringerJoshua D NiznikMichelle VuLoren J SchleidenWalid F GelladJacob HunnicuttJoshua M ThorpeJoseph T Hanlon

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Most veterans with LLE/AD taking statins for secondary prevention do not discontinue statins following CLC admission. Designating residents as EOL status, hospice use, and individual clinical factors indicating poor prognosis may prompt deprescribing.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
cardiovascular disease
long non coding rna
palliative care
emergency department
type diabetes