Exposure to statins is associated to fracture risk reduction in elderly people with cardiovascular disease: evidence from the AIFA-I-GrADE observational project.

Federico ReaStefano BonassiCristiana VitaleGianluca TrifiròSilvia CasciniGiuseppe RobertoAlessandro ChinellatoErsilia LucenteforteAlessandro MugelliGiovanni Corraonull null

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)

Use of statins for secondary cardiovascular prevention is associated with fracture risk reduction in elderly people. Further studies are required to better clarify the statin-fracture association in postmenopausal women. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
hip fracture
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events
quality improvement
cross sectional
metabolic syndrome