Life, death, and statins: association of statin prescriptions and survival in older general practice patients.
Adam J HodgkinsJudy MullanDarren J MayneAndrew D BonneyPublished in: Primary health care research & development (2024)
< 0.001). This study demonstrated the scalability of a research approach using survival analysis applied to general practice electronic health record data from multiple sites. We found no evidence of increased mortality due to statin-deprescribing decisions in primary care.
Keyphrases
- general practice
- primary care
- electronic health record
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical decision support
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- free survival
- prognostic factors
- adverse drug
- community dwelling