Statin prescription in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of exacerbations: a retrospective cohort study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
Margaret C SmithHelen Frances AshdownJames Peter SheppardChristopher C ButlerClare R BankheadPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
In this study of health records from a Primary Care database, statin use in people with COPD was not associated with a lower risk of COPD exacerbation.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- primary care
- lung function
- clinical practice
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- healthcare
- public health
- mental health
- cystic fibrosis
- emergency department
- health information
- general practice
- risk assessment
- climate change
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- human health
- drug induced