Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: A systematic review.
Cayden PeixotoYasmeen ChoudhriSara FrancoeurLisa M McCarthyCeleste FungDar DowlatshahiGeneviève LemayArden BarryParag GoyalJeffrey PanLise M BjerreWade ThompsonPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
Statin discontinuation does not appear to affect short-term mortality near end-of-life based on one RCT. Outside of this population, findings from non-randomized studies consistently suggested statin discontinuation may be associated with worse outcomes, though this is uncertain.